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View Full Version : iPhone is THE Bright Spot for AT&T in Q4 2008


Jeff Campbell
01-29-2009, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/28/atandt-loving-the-iphone/' target='_blank'>http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/28/atan...ing-the-iphone/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"AT&amp;T has released fourth quarter and 2008 results and it's not all roses for the telecommunications giant. Wireline telephone subscribers were down significantly, and AT&amp;T has spent a bundle (US $453 million) upgrading the 3G network to serve the iPhone and their other smartphone offerings. The bright spot for AT&amp;T is the iPhone itself, which contributed to very positive gains in subscribers and revenue."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1233187902.usr105634.jpg" /></em></p><p>One figure they cite that doesn't surprise me a bit is that those customers that drop <a href="http://www.attwireless.com" target="_blank">AT&amp;T </a>aren't usually iPhone users, not surprising since it's the only game in town. If you love your iPhone, you are stuck (jail-broken iPhones aside of course).</p>