AT&T has dismissed speculation it intends changing the way it charges iPhone users for data plans on its service, but hopes to encourage customers to use other methods to get their data in future.
“We have not made any decision to implement tiered pricing," AT&T Mobility Chief Executive Ralph de la Vega told the Wall Street Journal, dismissing speculation the company already has plans in place to introduce banded prices for data use on its network.
It appears the company is also exploring technological solutions designed to reduce the load on its existing cellular coverage, including tests of 3G femtocells, an expansion in available WIFi hotspots and (we hear) investment in developing and tweaking existing technologies to meet the iPhone
