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23 Jul 2009 09:47

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Biz, Tech: AT&T’s customer base is huge thanks to the iPhone, but it costs ’em

  • +3.5 million number of new 3G customers the wireless company got last quarter thanks to the iPhone – and 1.5 million new overall customers
  • -15% profits decline in profits thanks to the high cost of subsidizing the phones – a cost they will get back, eventually, thanks to those giant bills source