A carrier announced Monday a deal to sell Apple’s iPhone in the United Arab Emirate and Saudi Arabia.
Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (ETC) said the iPhone 3G would be available in February, however other details were not disclosed. The deal would be Apple’s first iPhone 3G agreement in the UAE, according to Reuters.
Eithad Etisalet, a subsidiary of ETC, will offer the iPhone to cell phone users in Saudi Arabia.
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