Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that AT&T had issued a vacation blackout between September 21-30. Reports suggested that the blackout dates were likely due to the new iPhone. Coincidentally, these rumored black out dates were similar to Verizon’s blackout dates.
Now, 9to5Mac reports that AT&T has denied hat a company-wide blackout is in effect for that time period. The reason for this denial remains to be unknown. However, reports from store staff do suggest that may be increasing its staff during that time.
This morning, an AT&T spokesperson told us that there is no company-wide vacation blackout at the end of September.
We’ve also talked to AT&T reps at other stores who’ve implied that, depending on staffing levels of that particular store, more people are being put on duty – but there is no “blackout”. In fact one New York employee will be sitting out the first week of the iPhone launch on a long planned vacation.
Apple is expected to reveal the next-generation iPhone on September 12th, but the actual launch date for the next-generation iPhone remains unclear. Rumor has it that the next-generation will be made available on September 21st in the US.