ATT Extended iPhone Exclusivity Through iPad Data Plan?
May 06, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News
AT&T may have extended its iPhone exclusivity via an iPad data deal that Apple couldn’t refuse and competitors wouldn’t match.
“AT&T had to do something dramatic to get the iPad,” says Brian Marshall, a Wall Street analyst at BroadPoint AmTech.
“For that pricing [on the iPad], AT&T was able to negotiate a six-month extension on the iPhone exclusive,” Marshall said.
AT&T is offering an unlimited data plan for $30 per month. This is far cheaper then any prior plan and does not require a contract.
Marshall now believes that Verizon won’t get the iPhone until the first quarter of 2011.
[Via iclarified.com]
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