Confirmed: Verizon getting rid of one-year contracts on April 17

It was only a few days ago that we broke the story about Verizon ditching one-year contract renewals. At that point, it was pretty much official, but we just got word from a Verizon respresentative who responded to our email request. She explains, “Verizon Wireless will eliminate the 1 yr contract on April 17. The reason behind the change is the greater majority of customers sign up for a 2 year contract and take advantage of the discounted (promotion) price. Customers will still have the option of choosing month to month, prepaid or service with a two year contract. Customers with existing 1 yr contracts are not impacted by this change.”