Verizon evaluating distribution of RIM's PlayBook

Verizon Wireless, the largest US wireless carrier, said it is still evaluating whether to offer Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Playbook tablet computer to its customers.

Brenda Raney, a spokeswoman for Verizon, declined to say when the carrier might make a decision. On March 22, RIM said in a release that Verizon was one of the carriers expected to offer the device, along with AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp.

The PlayBook went on sale on Wednesday in about 20,000 stores in Canada and the US.