"A few months ago Verizon Wireless was slathered with media love for announcing they'd be opening up their wireless network. If you dug deeper, you found that what Verizon meant was that they'd be offering a service tier that allows users to connect any approved CDMA device to the network. They'll still be heavily promoting their crippled phones to the majority of customers, but they'll be at least giving the option of open-access. Of course you'll probably be charged a steep premium for the privilege. [Surprise Surprise] LOL

Today the company announced they'll be hosting an Open Development conference in March, hosted by a think tank named the New America Foundation. Verizon's Open Development Initiative will use the conference to...
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