According to a report by BGR, AT&T VP confirmed to some employees that the iPhone 5 will be released early October.
One of our high-level AT&T sources just informed us that an AT&T Vice President has confirmed to several employees that the iPhone 5 is slated to launch in early October. Additionally, the VP communicated the following to a group of managers: "Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare your teams accordingly." Apple is widely expected to announce the iPhone 5 in a late September event with a release set for early October.
October 7th. was the iPhone 5’s release date pointed by previous reports.