Telecom Price War Could Lift BlackBerry Sales

Smartphone makers, especially BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion(RIMM Quote), are in an attractive position to benefit from the latest battle wireless service providers are waging for subscribers, analysts say.

In their aggressive promotional campaigns, some wireless service providers are offering unlimited calling plans for $99.99 a month, while others such as Sprint Nextel(S Quote) are giving customers unlimited data and voice calling for the same price.

With the carriers in position to reap greater profits from data services, they are more likely to focus on promoting devices such as those from RIM, which have a high data plan attach rate, some analysts say. ...