From the ArcaMax Publishing, Business News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/businessnews/s-349161-737991
CUPERTINO, Calif. (UPI) -- Apple Inc. says the popularity of its
iPhone is gaining international ground, with new distribution deals in
place Saturday for Europe and elsewhere.
The Cupertino, Calif., computer and IPod maker has reached an
agreement with France's Orange to distribute the iPhone in parts of
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The San Francisco Chronicle
reports that the device is so popular it has sold out all stocks
available for online sales in the United States and United Kingdom.
Only a few iPhones remain at Apple's retail outlets and a major
upgrade to a 3G iPhone is expected.
In a company statement, Orange said it intends to sell the iPhone in
Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and various African markets
later this year.
The deal comes on the heels of an agreement between Apple and Telecom
Italia earlier this month to distribute the iPhone for the first time
in Italy. Other recent international distribution agreements include a
deal with Vodafone for Europe, India, Australia and elsewhere, and
with Mexico's America Movil, which says it will offer the iPhone to
its Latin American customers.