Tech giant Amazon is all set to introduce low-cost mobile technologies in the US. The enterprise is in talks with Verizon regarding these attempts. The discussions regarding this are not new. Other companies are also likely to get involved in the process.
According to those with knowledge of the issue, Amazon.com Inc. has been in touch with telecom carriers about providing Prime users with low-cost or even free countrywide mobile phone service.
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According to Bloomberg News, Amazon has been negotiating to secure the best wholesale pricing available, enabling it to provide wireless subscriptions to Prime members for $10 per month or potentially even free.
Amazon refuted the claim that the firm is actively considering expanding Prime’s wireless capabilities. “We are constantly looking for ways to provide Prime members even more advantages, but we don’t currently have any plans to introduce wifi,” says the firm’s spokesperson.
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One of Amazon’s most well-known flops was its previous entry into the phone business. It introduced the $199 Fire Phone in 2014, reduced its price to 99 cents a few months later, and stopped selling it a little over a year later.
The entire tech world is aware that the discussions are only in the initial stages. The chances of the project being curbed in the early stages exist.