Free at last? (Maybe) AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity to end this Wednesday.

I’m still waiting for that invitation to Apple’s scorching-hot event this Wednesday — and now this report via Henry Blodget suggests that even more sizzling news is imminent. Insiders are whispering that at long last iPhone users may be free from captivity, as AT&T’s exclusivity ends early. This is a surprise; most analysts weren’t expecting Apple to open up to other carriers until the middle of the year.

Here’s the scoop from Shawn Oliver of HotHardware:

According to an inside source close to the going-ons involved in all of this, a new tablet of some sort may not be the only thing on deck for next Wednesday though. We have been led to believe by an inside source that AT&T will lose their iPhone exclusivity on the same day, though it’s not yet clear what other carrier (or carriers) will be stepping in to also carry the phone.