Verizon denies it plans to open new app store


Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Files


A cyber-security expert monitors telecommunications traffic at a network operations center in a Verizon facility in Ashburn, Virginia in this July 15, 2014 file photo.


Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless operator is leading discussions with other carriers and hardware manufacturers to launch an industry coalition to create the store, the website reported on Wednesday.


A spokeswoman for Verizon declined to comment.


Currently, Google gives its distribution partners, including carriers and device manufacturers 30 percent of revenue from applications sold in its store, while Apple does not give them any share of revenue.


The store, available on Android devices, would recommend applications to people based on their location and overall profile and would allow software developers to advertise their work, the website reported.


In 2013, customers spent a record $10 billion on Apple's App store. Google does not release revenue figures for its store.


(Additional reporting by Edwin Chan in Los Angeles. Editing by Andre Grenon)


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