att_icon.jpg We know (growth is) going to continue after the iPhone is no longer exclusive to us,” he said. “And we think that we’ll be able to continue with our growth with the iPhone and with other products that we think will be very attractive to customers.

This may come as a surprise to many, given AT&T’s usual practice of staying tight-lipped about the future of the iPhone with the company. The fact that they are aware of the concept of losing that exclusive right is interesting; it’s never been admitted before.

Also noteworthy were the actual Q3 numbers itself:

  • 3.2 million iPhones sold (a new record), 40% of which were new activations
  • 2 million new customers, making a new total of 81.6 million
  • Total revenue of $30.9 billion
  • $3.2 billion Q3 profit (flat year-over-year from last year)

Via:unwire

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