Airtel to sell iPhone 3GS from Friday

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Bharti Airtel will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone 3GS from Friday, the Indian telecom major said in a statement.

The phone will be available from 35,500 rupees ($784) for the 16 GB model, and 41,500 rupees for the 32GB model, Bharti Airtel said. The company had earlier said it had agreed with Apple to sell the new iPhones in India.

Customers of iPhone 3GS will get 500 MB of free data every month for a year from the date of activation, the leading Indian mobile operator said.