Bye bye discounts? Telecoms appear set to jack up smartphone prices
July 31, 2016 at 17:07 PM EDT
After years of slashing prices, offering stunning promotions and undercutting each other to grab new subscribers in a market that has reached near saturation, the four largest U.S. wireless carriers have reported second-quarter results that suggest prices have stabilized. Some operators are even talking about how price rises could be in the future.