For weeks now there have been rumors of Wal-Mart eventually carrying Apple’s iPhone 3G. Now it has been confirmed that starting December 28th, select Wal-Mart locations as well as a few Sam’s Club stores will be carrying the AT&T exclusive handset.

The iPhone 3G will be on select Wal-Mart store shelves in 2,500 locations. Sam’s Club will only be getting the iPhone 3G in 69 stores in the US. There is still no word on suspected pricing due to the fact that many would wait till after Christmas to pick up the phone at a cheaper price. AT&T is going to be supporting Wal-Mart as far as activations go. Sam’s Club kiosks that are managed by Radio Shack however will not be getting the iPhone 3G. Here is the execution timeline for the launch of the iPhone 3G.

* 12/2 – 12/5:  AT&T / Wal-Mart MEM Classroom Training for Store Leads
* 12/3 – 12/19:  AT&T In-Store Training
* 12/26 – 12/27:  AT&T In-Store Refresher Training
* 12/28: Nationwide Launch
* 12/28 – 12/30:  Wal-Mart and AT&T War Room Support

[Via iPhoneBuzz]