The iPhone will soon be uasable as a modem?

Already, on the iPhone V1, it was possible via complex do-it-yourselfings and jailbreaking of the device to use it as a modem for a computer.
With the appearance on the AppStore of the Netshare software, we thought that it would be possible to do this legally and simply. However Apple quickly went into reverse and withdrew the software that is certainly not to the taste of the mobile telephone operators.
According to the latest rumours, Apple is in negotiation with AT&T in order to officially propose a solution to its customers. AT&T proposes already this type of service to its customers using Blackberry's for an additional subscription of $30, which proves that the solution is commercially viable.
But this will imply that Apple makes new agreements with each operator to obtain this function. Note, perhaps it is this that Orange in France awaits before releasing totally the download limits to the iPhone, so that they can get a little more from you.