"AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years — an eternity in the go-go cellphone world. And Apple is barred for that time from developing a version of the iPhone for CDMA wireless networks."
Okay, you were right!
That said, it still a crime that AT&T is not accelerating 3G deployment for the product rather than taking a cheap fix on the EDGE network. IMHO, that doesn't bode well for either the iPhone in particular or other products and features in general.