AT&T may pay Apple $325 for each iPhone 3G sold

I wrote a post about how it seems that AT&T was going to be the big winner when the iPhone 3G is launched in a couple of weeks due to the increase in data and text message rates and the monthly subsidy that will no longer have to be paid to Apple. According to one analyst report, AT&T may have some fairly significant up front costs before they start seeing the benefits of long term subscriber fees. AT&T is subsidizing the iPhone this time, much like the other mobile phone purchases made in the United States and may be paying Apple as much as US$325 for each iPhone 3G that is purchased.