CNET - Verizon Wireless may soon introduce a new service plan that allows families to share data among multiple subscribers across a single account, according to a post on Engadget.
The gadget blog said today that it has received employee training material from a source that indicates there is a new version of the data plan that will soon be introduced. In a screen shot on the blog, there is a section labeled “account level data plans” and a charge of $9.99 charge per additional line.
Engadget said it doesn’t know when Verizon will introduce the new billing option. But Verizon executives have been talking about such a plan recently.
Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said on the company’s earnings call last week that the company is looking at how to implement a smartphone family data plan.
“We need to make sure it’s a win-win for customers and for us,” he said. “So we will continue to work on that. But it’s important to note that we are a premium priced service in the market. And we will continue with that strategy, and we’ll continue to win.” More
