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Update at 1115 hrs (IST)
Info-Tech Airtel ties up with Apple to launch iPhone by year-end NEW DELHI: Mobile operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a tie-up with US-based Apple Inc to bring the popular GSM-based iPhones in the country. "Bharti Airtel has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to India later this year,'' the company said in a statement. Sources, however, said that Airtel may start offering iPhones around Diwali festival to its over 65 million GSM-based subscriber s. Asked about the prices, they declined to give any details about the agreement. But in the grey market the devices are available in the range of $500 to $600 (about Rs 25,000), sources said these handsets procured from the grey market need to be unlocked . Airtel's announcement comes on the heels of mobile phone operator Vodafone announcing last week to distribute iPhones worldwide including India. iPhone is a mobile phone that allows its users to make calls by simply tapping a name or number in the address book. It leads the customers to select and listen to voice-mail messages in whatever order the consumer wants. - PTI
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