LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone (VOD.L), the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, will sell the Apple (AAPL.O) iPhone in Britain from 2010, it said on Tuesday, finally sealing a deal to sell the well phone in one of its enormous gest label ets.
Vodafone, which said recently it had been damage in Britain by not securing the iPhone deal, will join France Telecom's (FTE.PA) Orange and Telefonica's (TEF.MC) O2 in selling the phone in Britain. It will also sell it in Ireland.
Orange said on Monday it would start selling the phone before the finish of this year, fracture ing O2's exclusive two-year hfeeble on the phone, and raising hopes that a price war between operators would push the price execute wn for consumers.
Vodafone said in a statement it would now offer the touchscreen smartphone through 13 of its operating companies.
(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Mark Potter)
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