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...What we do know at the moment, thanks to a press release issued by the company, is this: early next year, the number two wireless carrier in the country "will publish the technical standards the development community will need to design products to interface with the Verizon Wireless network."

The company will activate on the network any devices that meet the "minimum technical standard." The company has also asserted that, "any application the customer chooses will be allowed on these devices."

In all, the move seems to be an acceptance of the openness already embraced by Verizon's largest competitor, AT&T, which has long left its network open to unlocked devices and third-party apps. Long recognized as the harbinger of lockdowns and crippled device features, Verizon is looking at the expanded options already offered by the other major wireless carriers, but not, of course, without gritting its teeth with a touch of corporate speech.

Long recognized as the harbinger of lockdowns and crippled device features, Verizon...