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Here's the deal. I work for AT&T as well.

AT&T is broken up into many different markets, and every market has their own discression on what they choose to do to a point. So some markets might very well have blackouts, but the market which I work in does not.

And I know a few reps that are on vacation the week of the assumed 21st release date.

The only blackouts that are company wide are from Black Friday until the end of the year because of the holiday season.

But I do agree, being as we are comission based, it would be crazy to not be working for the iPhone launch day, which is the busiest day of the year.
 
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