Verizon Wireless has shortened the period in which it demands exclusive rights to new cell phones from LG and Samsung, to give small rural carriers a better chance to sell up-to-date phones.
Rural carriers have complained that big carriers like Verizon andAT&T Inc. lock up hot phones with "exclusivity periods" that can last for years.
Verizon spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said the company two months ago started allowing LG and Samsung to sell their phones to rural carriers six months after the devices' launch at Verizon.
The Associated Carrier Group, which represents rural wireless carriers, says Verizon's move is encouraging, but in practice, its members can't start selling the phones six months after Verizon. The companies need to modify the phones' software to work on their networks, which can take more time.
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