In a potential blow for Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless’ CEO said the largest U.S. carrier will have the Palm Pre in about six months. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless will soon offer Android smartphones, the Palm Pre, and the sequel to the BlackBerry Storm, according to CEO Lowell McAdam.

During a Webcast with investors Thursday, McAdam said the largest mobile carrier in the United States will offer the Pre and Storm 2 “over the next six months or so.” He also said Verizon would support phones powered by the Google-backed Android operating system by the end of the year.

The news could potentially be a blow for Sprint (NYSE: S), which will be the exclusive provider of the Pre when it launches June 6. The smartphone was expected to be Sprint’s flagship handset, but it will be more difficult to poach customers if the highly anticipated device will be on Verizon’s network in only six months.

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