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Verizon Preps for the End of Unlimited Data, Adds Usage Monitoring

 What does a wireless carrier do when it expects to cancel its unlimited data plan? Offer a data management service.

Verizon, which said in March that it plans to do away with its unlimited data plans by this summer, launched a Verizon Wireless Usage Controls service on Monday, with the ability to set usage allowances, place restrictions on when kids and other members can use their phones, and even block numbers.

Usage Controls is available for $4.99/month per line, which is added to a customer's monthly service plan, Verizon said.