If you've been wondering why the world's #1 BlackBerry carrier still doesn't have the BlackBerry Bold offered, BGR has the details. It seems there has been a long battle between RIM and AT&T over AT&T's insistence that RIM provide them with a 3G device. AT&T did not want to put any non-3G phones on its network. RIM really had to comply or risk AT&T not offering the BlackBerry Bold and that's where the saga began.

Check out the link below for the particulars. It is an interesting read.