[ NNSquad ] T-Mobile to end device subsidies for new customers

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

T-Mobile to end device subsidies for new customers

http://j.mp/TKdb5o  (Fierce Wireless)

   "T-Mobile USA will eliminate all device subsidies from its rate plans
    in 2013. During Deutsche Telekom's annual investor conference,
    T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that customers will pay an upfront fee
    for their devices and then pay the balance of the device in affordable
    monthly installments.  T-Mobile's move is a striking change for the
    industry, as all Tier 1 operators for many years have subsidized the
    cost of devices in exchange for customers agreeing to a two-year
    contract. Currently T-Mobile offers Classic plans that subsidize the
    device and require a two-year contract and Value plans that let
    customers pay the full cost of their smartphones in exchange for lower
    monthly plan rates. Legere said that in 2013 T-Mobile will eliminate
    its Classic rate plans that include device subsidies and instead only
    offer Value plans to customers."

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