Windows Phone 7: AT&T will be the premier carrier

While all four major U.S. carriers will sell Windows Phone 7 phones, it looks like AT&T will be the main, “premier” carrier of Microsoft’s latest endeavor. After Microsoft’s failed Kin launch with Verizon, perhaps it is seeking a new carrier to sell the majority of the Windows Phone 7 devices. A spokeswoman from AT&T said, “We’ll be the premier carrier for Windows Phone 7″ in an email to PC World. No word on how many devices AT&T plans on selling when WP7 launches in the fall, but Altimeter Group analyst Michael Gartenberg said AT&T signed up to sell 8 million smartphones. For AT&T, it has every type of smartphone covered from the iPhone, to Android, to webOS, and now being the premier carrier of WP7. Perhaps if AT&T could improve its service in large cities, it could overtake Verizon as the top American carrier.

Via [PC World]