Orange to sell iPhone
Orange announce plans to sell iPhone later this year, breaking O2's exclusive agreement
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Monday, 28, Sep 2009 11:34
By Sarah Garrod.
Orange UK has today announced in conjunction with Apple that they will be bringing the iPhone 3G and 3GS to customers later this year.
The deal ends an exclusive agreement between Apple and O2, which has been in place for the last two years.
Orange already offer the iPhone in 27 countries and territories, with 25 million of the handsets already being sold around the world.
In a brief statement, Orange said: "Orange, which has the largest 3G network covering more people in the UK than any other operator, will sell IPhone in all Orange direct channels including Orange shops, the Orange webshop and Orange telesales channels, as well as selected high street partners.
"A pre-registration site for customers to log their interest has been launched at Orange online.
"More information on pricing, tariffs and availability dates will be released in due course."