Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) will begin selling netbooks bundled with data as early as next quarter, according to Bloomberg citing a “person close to the project.” The carrier is apparently working with more than one computer maker to produce the low-cost stripped down laptops. Pricing and exact plan details have not yet been worked out, though Stifel Nicolaus analyst Christopher King estimates that the netbooks will be sold for $100 with the carrier subsidizing the rest.

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The move into selling laptops is an attempt by carriers to get customers to take up monthly data plans, especially as the growth rate for wireless subscriptions slows. Verizon’s latest move is also being seen as a way to keep up competitively with AT&T (NYSE: T). In December, AT&T and Radio Shack began selling a $99 Acer Aspire One with a two-year monthly data plan at $60 a month that runs on its 3G network. The netbook usually retails for around $250 depending on configuration.

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