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		<title>AT&amp;T banks on Next upgrades to draw in customers and wean it off subsidies</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/04/22/att-banks-on-next-upgrades-to-draw-in-customers-and-wean-it-off-subsidies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT&#38;T's Next isn't just proving popular with customers. It's proving popular with its accountants. The move away from subsidized phones gives it a new equipment revenue stream while keeping its newly&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>AT&amp;T counters T-Mo’s Jump with Next, its own phone upgrade program. Is it a better deal?</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/att-counters-t-mos-jump-with-its-own-phone-upgrade-program-is-it-a-better-deal/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/att-counters-t-mos-jump-with-its-own-phone-upgrade-program-is-it-a-better-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT&#38;T's new Next program is simple: You pay the full cost of your device off in monthly installments, but at month 12 you can trade in your phone for a new&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is T-Mobile’s new upgrade program Jump worth it?</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/10/is-t-mobiles-new-upgrade-program-jump-worth-it/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/10/is-t-mobiles-new-upgrade-program-jump-worth-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Absolutely need the newest smartphone as it's released? Then Jump is right for you. It will cost you, but it's much cheaper than buying a new phone every six months.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>O2 UK moves away from handset subsidies with decoupled Refresh tariffs</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/04/12/o2-uk-moves-away-from-handset-subsidies-with-decoupled-refresh-tariffs/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/04/12/o2-uk-moves-away-from-handset-subsidies-with-decoupled-refresh-tariffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Meyer]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although it claims the move "isn't about subsidies", O2 is effectively moving away from the traditional model where carriers subsidize the phones they sell up-front, then bury the real cost in&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Verizon is open to the idea of a no-contract world – if consumers are</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/04/04/verizon-is-open-to-the-idea-of-a-no-contract-world-if-consumers-are/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/04/04/verizon-is-open-to-the-idea-of-a-no-contract-world-if-consumers-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is watching T-Mobile's new contract-free, subsidy-free mobile strategy closely. If consumers start biting, McAdam says Verizon is willing to shake up its own pricing and contract policies. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What we want to hear from T-Mobile Tuesday: the iPhone, LTE and the end of subsidies</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/03/25/what-we-want-to-hear-from-t-mobile-tuesday-the-iphone-lte-and-the-end-of-subsidies/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/03/25/what-we-want-to-hear-from-t-mobile-tuesday-the-iphone-lte-and-the-end-of-subsidies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hype over T-Mobile's "Uncarrier" event on Tuesday is building. There are no guarantees about what exactly T-Mo will announce tomorrow, but here's what we expect -- and hope -- will come&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Want to solve the phone-locking problem? Then let’s get rid of device subsidies</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/03/16/want-to-solve-the-phone-locking-problem-then-lets-get-rid-of-device-subsidies/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/03/16/want-to-solve-the-phone-locking-problem-then-lets-get-rid-of-device-subsidies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The practice of locking phones is a symptom of a greater disease in the U.S.: device subsidies. If we can separate the hardware from the service, consumers will ultimately have greater&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Looks like we’ll see a T-Mobile iPhone (with LTE) this spring</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/09/looks-like-well-see-a-t-mobile-iphone-with-lte-this-spring/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/09/looks-like-well-see-a-t-mobile-iphone-with-lte-this-spring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[T-Mobile CEO John Legere says a magenta-branded iPhone will be on the carrier's shelves in three to four months. Given T-Mo's accelerated network rollout that will put the phones launch right&#8230;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another blow for handset subsidies as UK regulator mulls price hike controls</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/03/another-blow-for-handset-subsidies-as-uk-regulator-mulls-price-hike-controls/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/03/another-blow-for-handset-subsidies-as-uk-regulator-mulls-price-hike-controls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Meyer]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ofcom wants to make it possible for consumers to pull out of their mobile contracts without paying a penalty, if the carrier raises the agreed contract price. But, as operators have&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>MetroPCS, Cricket start financing high-end smartphones</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2012/12/13/metropcs-cricket-start-financing-high-end-smartphones/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2012/12/13/metropcs-cricket-start-financing-high-end-smartphones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[T-Mobile will lean heavily on financing to execute its plan to end phone subsidies, but it's not the only one. MetroPCS and Cricket are already largely subsidy free, but they're using&#8230;]]></description>
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