• AP, Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:57 AM

Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg expects to partner with Apple at some point -- just not anytime soon, he told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference this week. "Hopefully, at some point Apple will get with the program," Seidenberg said, reports AP. Seidenberg's comments call into question multiple reports of a Verizon Wireless-supported iPhone hitting shelves early next year. Verzizon hopes that the "4G" network it's presently building will attract Apple's business, but it won't even be complete next year, according to AP.

It should have near-nationwide coverage by the end of 2012, Seidenberg said. Meanwhille, there's no denying a huge demand for a Verizon-supported iPhone. A new report from Credit Suisse suggests that an as many as 1.4 million AT&T subscribers would change carriers. The survey indicated that a full 23% of AT&T iPhone users would switch to Verizon given the opportunity.

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