Article: United Kingdom : France Telecom s Orange to Sell iPhone in U.K.

France Telecom SA's Orange said Monday that it reached an agreement to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in the U.K. later this year, bringing to an end a two-year exclusive contract held by rival Telefonica SA's O2 mobile network.

Orange will sell both the original iPhone 3G model and the latest iPhone 3GS version, which was launched in June and which offers faster service with added features.

O2's deal with Apple has helped the company boost sales, customer numbers and average revenue per user, and has catapulted the operator ahead of rival Vodafone Group PLC into first place as the largest mobile network in the U.K. by subscriber numbers.

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