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A senior AT&T executive dismissed speculation that the company is planning to change the way it prices data plans for its wireless customers, but said it will give customers incentives to limit their use of its wireless network for surfing the Internet or downloading mobile applications.

Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to acquire Starent Networks, a maker of infrastructure equipment used by wireless carriers, for about $2.9 billion. The technology bellwether—which has been hurt by a pullback in customer ...