Verizon and RadioShack hook up

RadioShack and Verizon Wireless have inked a deal that will create Verizon "stores" inside more than 4,400 RadioShack locations nationwide. Most of the Verizon stores will open this month, according to a joint statement the two companies issued Monday.

They will offer customers Verizon wireless phones plus the Verizon mobile Web and messenging services. The two companies are dangling 2,000 free weekend airtime minutes of Verizon national service to lure foot traffic into these stores, according to the joint announcement.