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Verizon is buying prepaid carrier TracFone, lured by resale market

by Kristin Schwab

Sep 14, 2020

Verizon will pay up to $7 billion in cash and stock, angling for a piece of the pre-paid phone plan market, which keeps growing in the pandemic.

Verizon is angling for a piece of the pre-paid phone plan market, which continues to grow during the pandemic.

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