Apple Running Late on Tablet Deal: Both AT&T and Verizon in Discussions

It’s Friday, January 22 and in this young year of 2010 that can mean only one thing: we’re going to have to end off the week with one more Apple tablet rumor. Sorry.

According to a FoxNews.com report yesterday, the tablet is likely to be carried by AT&T. No surprise there, since that’s where the iPhone’s been [stuck] all along. The second part of the report is where it gets somewhat interesting: Fox states that Verizon may also be carrying the tablet. The report cites sources at both Verizon and AT&T as confirming that they’ll split the duty of covering the tablet. It then goes on to clarify that both companies are currently in discussions with Apple and that a final deal has not been negotiated with either.

So will it be Verizon? AT&T? Or both? A lot of frustrated iPhone users would likely welcome a switch to a new carrier, since there are a host of complaints about AT&T’s coverage and handling of the phone (tethering, anyone?). [via Fox News]