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Amid shake-up, US cell carriers look to new models

By Anick Jesdanun
Published February 23, 2014 12:44pm ET
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Amid shake-up, US cell carriers look to new models
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, a man checks his phone at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. wireless industry is in the midst of a shake-up, to stop subsidizing phones bought by its customers. That means customers can quickly get the new phones expected this week at the 2014 Mobile World Congress wireless show, which begins Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File) | Manu Fernandez

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — How’s this for gall? Take away hundreds of dollars in subsidies that cellphone customers have enjoyed for years. Then pass it off as an improvement.

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