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Post-holiday handset prices waver.(Upfront)

RCR Wireless News,  January, 2007  

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Byline: PHIL CARSON

Changes in online handset prices keep raising questions for observers: Is the post-holiday retail model one of continued discounting to milk any lingering consumer desires to shop and spend money? Or, does the arrival of a new year offer a chance to regroup and, conceivably, back off the holiday season's insanely low prices and the corresponding commitment of subsidies?

If online handset price changes between Christmas and New Year's Day are any measure, the answer is a little of both.

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