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The iPhone is going to Russia: a few days ago, Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom announced it would be offering the Apple iPhone 3G for sale within Russia, and today Russian mobile operator MegaFon issued a one-line statement saying it would also be offering the iPhone during 2008. Neither company has offered any further details on their plans, including availability dates or pricing. Vimpelcom markets mobile handsets under the brand name… Read More

Hutchison Telecom has become the latest international mobile operator to ink a deal with Apple to distribute the company's now-famous iPhone: according to the South China Morning Post, it will be offering the iPhone to the city of Macao as early as next quarter. The company joins a parade of similar announcements from mobile operators around the world, all of which have been characterized by their brevity and complete lack of detail as… Read More

International mobile operator Vodafone—which owns part of the U.S.'s Verizon Wireless—has announced that it has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten international markets—including Italy, where Telecom Italia had recently been reported to have made a non-exclusive deal with Apple to sell a 3G iPhone. In addition to Italy, Vodafone says it will offer iPhones in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt,… Read More