BGR (Boy Genius Report) posted an exclusive that says that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has begun a period of strenuous training for its retail employees as its clears out inventory of current iPhones to prepare for the arrival of the (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. The target date for the launch has been pinned down to the third or fourth week of September.
BGR reports:
According to a trusted AT&T (T) source, the carrier is currently planning to launch Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone during the third or fourth week of September, with an all-hands-on-deck policy in place for employees that will extend through to the middle of October. A second AT&T source confirms that a large training event for regional employees has been rescheduled from the first week of October due to a conflict with a “huge announcement.” Apple is expected to introduce the “iPhone 5″ alongside other new iOS devices at a press conference on September 12th.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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