Verizon to sell HTC Android phone for $99.99

* Verizon to sell HTC's Droid Eris for $99.99

* Droid Eris is similar to Sprint's $180 Hero

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said onThursday that it would sell an HTC Corp (2498.TW) phone basedon Google Inc's (GOOG.O) Android system for $99.99, potentiallyputting pressure on smaller carrier Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N).

The device Droid Eris, which goes on sale Nov. 6, is verysimilar to HTC's Hero phone, which Sprint currently sells for$179.99, according to Sprint's website.

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