Nearly 300,000 people dumped Verizon because of price hikes. Are you still sticking around?

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon has reported a staggering loss of 289,000 postpaid subscribers in the first quarter of 2025. The company has attributed the decline to recent price hikes. Verizon may still be the largest carrier in the US, but its latest earnings report suggests that size doesn’t always equal satisfaction. The company has revealed that it lost a staggering 289,000 postpaid subscribers in the first quarter of 2025, a sharp reversal from the 568,000 subscribers it gained just one quarter earlier. The number is even more shocking because it’s more than double the decline Verizon saw in the same period last year. So, what’s behind this dramatic subscriber exit? The answer, unsurprisingly, is higher prices. In January, Verizon rolled out price increases for family plans with five or more lines, hitting customers on popular packages like “myPlan” and the “New Verizon Plan.” “Our consumer postpaid phone net losses reflect the impact of recent pricing act ... Read full article.