Brad Stone And Jenna Wortham Nyt News Service

The combination of the biggest cellphone carrier in the United States and Apple's smash-hit phone would certainly be a powerful one. And it would be a major challenge to AT&T, which has been the exclusive carrier for the phone since its debut in 2007.But Verizon could decide that it does not actually need the iPhone, thanks to its deepening tie...

The combination of the biggest cellphone carrier in the United States and Apple's smash-hit phone would certainly be a powerful one. And it would be a major challenge to AT&T, which has been the exclusive carrier for the phone since its debut in 2007.But Verizon could decide that it does not actually need the iPhone, thanks to its deepening tie...