Let’s be honest. It was only a matter of time before Verizon followed AT&T’s lead and dropped unlimited data plans in favor of a tiered structure. It’s not all bad news, though. There is also some evidence that Verizon may soon offer shared data plans.

Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology Summit, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo hinted at the concept of sharing a single pool of data, but didn’t offer any details or timeline. Shammo said, “I think it’s safe to assume that at some point you are going to have mega-plans (for data) and people are going to share that mega-plan based on the number of devices within their family. That’s just a logical progression.”