Today at a special press event in New York, Verizon announced that the iPhone would finally be coming to their nationwide network.

Since 2007, AT&T has held exclusive rights to iPhone carrier support in the United States, but starting on February 10, prospective and existing Verizon subscribers will have the ability to purchase the iPhone 4 online, in Verizon stores, or in Apple Stores. Pre-orders will begin on February 3.The 16GB version will be sold for $199, while the 32GB version will cost $299, and both will come standard with mobile hotspot technology with support for up to 5 devices, a first for iPhone products. Service plan pricing was not announced.For more on the Verizon iPhone, check out ourguide.