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Optus To Sell The IPhoneOptus has announced that it will become the second mobile phone carrier in Australia to sell the iPhone. The two-sentence press release confirms speculation that the Singapore-owned telco will sell the Apple iPhone, several days after a similar announcement from Vodafone. It did not contain any dates or prices, saying more information would "be released at a later date". The release also said the iPhone would be sold in Singapore (by SingTel), in India (Bharti Airtel) and the Philippines (Globe). Nathan Burley, an analyst with telecommunications and IT consultancy company Ovum, said last weeks announcement by Vodafone had strengthened rumours that Optus had also signed an agreement with Apple. "When the Vodafone agreement happened we didnt think it was exclusive in Australia," he said. Mr Burley added that while the iPhone may be sold unlocked, it will still tie consumers to one carrier. "I dont expect it will be too different to what we see with a number of handset manufacturers today," he said. "If you buy a handset on a contract you have a contract with that provider." Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected make an announcement about the iPhone at Apples worldwide developers conference on June 9 in San Francisco. AAP Gadgets on the Go Blog: Hacked iPhones Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationThe Art of Nanotech...Indonesia Seeks to Block YouTube Over Anti-Koran Film... CES to Showcase Wireless HDTVs... Bits: More on WD’s Hard Drive That Won?t Share Video... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Optus To Sell The IPhone |
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