Sources

• http://www.att.com/

• http://www.sprint.com/index_c.html?INTNAV=ATG:HE:Logo

• http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/index.html

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At&t Plans

Individuals plans start at 450 minutes at $39.99 a month with rollover minutes, 5000 night and weekend minutes, and unlimited mobile to mobile calling. 900 minutes at $59.99 a month with rollover minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile calling, and A-list. And the unlimited plan which is $69.99 a month with unlimited nights and weekends and unlimited mobile to mobile calling.

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/individual-cell-phone-plans.jsp


Family plans start at 550 minutes at $59.99 a month with 2 lines with rollover, unlimited nights and weekends, and unlimited mobile to mobile. This plan can have up to three lines and a additional line can be added for $9.99 a month. 700 minutes starts at 69.99 a month with 2 lines with  the same features and can have up to 5 lines with each additional line added for $9.99 a month. 1400 minutes at $89.99 a month for 2 lines with rollover, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile, and A-list with the max of 5 lines, each additional line being $9.99 a month. 2100 minutes at $109.99 a month for 2 lines with the same features up to 5 lines each additional being $9.99 a month. And the unlimited plan $119.99 a month for 2 lines with up to 5 lines with each additional line being $49.99 a month.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/family-cell-phone-plans.jsp

Prepaind plans start at $2 a day for unlimited talk and text. $60 unlimited talk and text a month. $75 a month unlimited talk, text, and 200 mb data. and .10 cents a minute plan.

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/pyg-cell-phone-plans.jsp
Data plans are also available for ipads, laptops, and tablets.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/data-connect-plans.jsp

Sprint Plans

Individual plans start at 200 anytime minutes for $29.99 a month just talk. 450 minutes for $39.99 a monthjust talk. 900 minutes for $59.99 a month just talk. 450 minutes $49.99 a month talk and unlimited text. 900 minutes $69.99 a month talk and unlimited text. 450 minutes $69.99 a month talk, unlimited text and unlimited data. 900 minutes $89.99 a month talk, unlimited text, and unlimited data. And the unlimited plan for $99.99 a month with everything unlimited.
http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?INTNAV=ATG:HE:Plans

Family plans start at 700 minutes 2 lines $69.99 a month just talk with up to 5 lines for an additional $9.99 a month. 1500 minutes 2 lines $99.99 a month talk and unlimited text with up to 5 lines for an additional $9.99 a month. 3000 minutes 2 lines for $149.99 a month with talk and unlimited text and up to 5 lines for an additional $9.99 a month. 1500 for 2 lines at $129.99 a month with talk, and unlimited text and data with up to 5 lines for an additional $19.99 a month. 3000 minutes for 2 lines at $169.99 a month with talk, and unlimited text and data with up to 5 lines for an additional $19.99 a month. And the unlimited plan for $189.99 a month with 2 lines with up to 5 lines for an additional $89.99 a month.
http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_shared_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=null

All of sprints plans have free nights and weekends starting at 7pm.

Verizon Plans

The individual plans consists of plain talk plans that have different options for the amount of minutes like 450 minutes for $39.99/month, 900 minutes for $59.99/month, or unlimted for $69.99/month. Talk and text plans start at 450 minutes for $59.99/month, 900 minutes for $79.99/month, or unlimited for $89.99/month.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=planFirst&action=viewPlanList&sortOption=priceSort&typeId=1&catId=323&sel=ind


The family plans consisting of  just talk for 2 lines with 700 minutes is $69.99/month - 3 lines add an additional $9.99 a month, 4lines add an aditional $19.98 a month, and 5 lines add an additional $29.97a month. 2 lines with 1400 minutes is $89.99 a month with the same additions a month per number of lines. 2 lines with 2000 minutes a month is $99.99 a month with the same additional fees per lines a month. And unlimited talk is $119.99 a month with the same additional fees per line.


The talk and text plans consist of the same additional fees per line but start with 2 lines at $99.99 a month for 700 minutes, $119.99 for 1400 minutes, $129.99 for 2000 minutes, and $149.99 a month for unlimited talk and text. to add a data pack to these plans is an additional 29.99 a month.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=familyShare&action=viewFSPlanList&typeId=2&catId=323&sel=fam

There are also prepaid plans that consist of :

Anytime Minutes	Talk & Text* monthly access	Talk monthly access
450	$64.99	$44.99
900	$84.99	$64.99
Unlimited**	$94.99	$74.99

http://specialoffers.verizonwireless.com/prepay/nocache/

Phone Plans

Cell phone companies offer many different kinds of plans. They offer individual, family, prepaid, and Data plans. These plans cover many different things and consist of many different amounts of minutes and text or number of lines. They are so diverse because the world is very diverse and they try to apeal to everyone. Some carriers offer cheap simple plans and also expensive complex plans. These plans cover many different options so that everyone can find something that is convienient for them.

Competition

Phone companies share some of the same brands with each other. They however don't share many of the same phones. With the brands having so many different kinds of phones they are spread out throughout the companies so that they all offer different types of phones. This helps to create some of the service that the companies recieve due to which phones there company carries.

People are drawn to different types of phones therefore the phone companies have to keep up with one another and have the best phones for there company to try and keep people using there service. If one company recieves the newest and best smartphone it could be a way to add new customers to there service. however this can be bad if they are not the company with the newest and best phone because then will leave there company to go to the one with the newest phone. With competition like this phone companies have to keep on there feet in order to be the best and have the most customers.

Phones

Cell phone providers offer many different phones from plain simple phones to very complex phones that are like mini computers. These different phones all apeal to different people and families due to different reasons. The variety that is offered fits almost everyones needs. Some people could only need a phone simply to call someone or just to text someone while others needs phones that can surf the web or that they can email from. Some people just need one incase of emergencies and others need them to work on the go. the different types of cell phones all serve a different purpose to each and every person.

Verizon offers many differnt types of phones with brands such as LG, BlackBerry, Motorola, Droid, Samsung, KIN, HTC, Pantech, and Apple. They offer basic phones and also smartphones. The variety of smartphones that they have is very big. The prices of these phones start as low as free with some of the basic ones and goes as high as $300.00. It all depends on the needs of the person based on the phone that they buy.

At&t also offers many different types of phones with brand such as Samsung, Motorola, Apple, Pantech, Nokia, and LG. As well as Verizon they too offer a variety of phones to cover everyones needs as well. Although they dont have as many brands of phones as verizon they still have quiet a few. There phones start as low as free with some of the basic ones and go up to about $300.00 with the smartphones as well.

Sprint offers many different types of phones as well with brands such as Sanyo, Samsung, Blackberry, Android, LG, Motorola, PalmPixi, and Kyocera. These are some of the same brands as listed before but also with a few different ones. These phones start as low as $49.99 and go up to $824.99.

Sprint

Sprint is the 3rd largest cell phone provider, providing 49 million customers with sevice. Sprint creates many jobs and gives all its employees many benefits including medical and financial. Offering medical, dental, vision, 401(k), financial planning, and adoption assistance sprint helps to creat lots of opportunities for its workers. These benefits are not only just for full time workers but some are also available to part time workers as well.

They also have been focusing on going green by using wind power to help power 24% of the corporate office electrical power. This also helps the economy by providing jobs to those in the wind power industry. It also helps to keep the environment cleaner and to move forward in the future of alternative energy.

http://www.sprint.com/index_c.html?INTNAV=SJS:HE:Logo

AT&T

With 98.2 million customers AT&T is the second largest cell phone provider in the US. It provides 267,720 jobs which creates many opportunities for people while helping to fuel the economy. Being the second top provider it makes a big impact peoples lives. However it is trying to keep up with verizon and become the largest network by creating new plans to fit peoples lives and coming out with all the newest phones to help make peoples lives more convienient.

At&t also focuses on the environment by replacing old vehicles alternative energy ones. This helps to create new jobs by having all of the trucks made in america. With the vehicles using that have cleaner fuels and that are hybrids they are also helping to keep the environment cleaner.

http://www.att.com/

      

Verizon

Verizon wireless is the provider to 102.2 million people in the united states. With more than 2,000 stores and 82,000 employees verizon is not only providing phone services to people but is creating many jobs for people. It is helping the economy greatly by having people spend money to have a cell phone but also it is putting money back into the economy by providing jobs.Verizon appeals to many people with there phone plans by creating many different plans to fit different peoples lives and also making their lives more effiecient by offering them the phones to make their lives run smoothly.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/index.html

cell phone companies

Everywhere you look there is either someone talking, texting, or even playing a game on their cell phone. There are many cell phone providers such as Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, US Cellular, Apple, and many more. The top three providers of 2011 are Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint.

These three phone companies offer many different types of phones and service plans to fit peoples lives and what they needs. Cell phone providers not only offer just service for phones but they create many job opportunities for people throughout the US. Helping out the economy with people spending money to buy phones but to put money back into the economy by providing so many jobs.

Also phone companies have been working on becoming "green" by replacing vehicles with fuel efficient ones and using alternative energy to power buildings. This creates more jobs in the alternative energy fields while also helping to create a cleaner environment.



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Introduction

Cell phones have a big impact on the economy. It is a major way of communication and almost every family in america has a least one cell phone. Cell phones have evolved over time becoming more important in peoples lives. Having "smartphones" with internet and apps on them they can provide a lot of information to people not only in the u.s. but also around the world. Also due to cell phones a lot of job opportunities have been created also helping out the economy for the better.All around they are helping to keep the economy flowing and good.