"The iPhone's reach is expanding. Orange, France Telecom's flagship brand, announced that it will sell Apple's phone in additional countries in Europe, as well as the Middle East and Africa.
Orange said it will sell the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and the African countries of Ivory Coast, Jordan, Cameroon, Botswana, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Mauritius and Reunion.
The deal expands the list of countries where Apple has agreed to operate on a nonexclusive basis. Of the countries announced in this deal, Orange will have exclusives only in Belgium and Romania.
Numerous Deals
Earlier this month, Vodafone announced it had signed a deal to provide the iPhone in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey.
Days ago, Swisscom announced it had won the right to sell the iPhone in Switzerland. "The iPhone will be available later this year," a statement on the company's Web site simply said. The fact that the firm won't sell the phone until later in the year suggests that it will sell a yet-to-be-announced 3G version.
The Swiss newspaper Le Matin reported that the Swisscom deal is for a 3G iPhone that would offer two-way chats, mobile TV and GPS navigation. The plan also calls for Swisscom to offer "attractive" incentives and a high-end plan to include mobile video and other carrier-provided services, Le Matin said."
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