Research Says iPhone Sales Hurt Not Help Carriers?

It appears all those heavy subsidies shelled out by Carriers around the world for the Apple iPhone haven’t made a dent to increase their respective profits. The Telecom’s thought that carrying the iPhone would lure consumers in with more expensive data plans but the carriers have not seen the results that AT&T has with the device.

“According to the research we have conducted on the operators, not one of these have increased their market share, revenue, or their earnings as a result of introducing the iPhone,” Strand Consult says in the report. Certain carriers even sent out low profit margin warnings  due to the iPhone sales model.

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