Verizon unlikely to revive unlimited data [telecom]

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Verizon shuts the door on reviving unlimited data

by Roger Cheng

Don't hold your breath for unlimited data to make a comeback at Verizon Wireless.

"At this point, we are not going to entertain unlimited," Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in an interview Thursday following the company's fourth-quarter earnings report.

Verizon, the nation's largest wireless carrier, won't be following in the footsteps of rival AT&T, which last week brought back the unlimited-data option for customers who also subscribe to its DirecTV or U-Verse TV services.