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Bharti Airtel, Apple to bring 3G iPhone to India

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NEW DELHI, INDIA & SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Bharti Airtel and Apple have announced that they will be bringing the highly anticipated 3G iPhone to customers in India later this year.

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iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.

"We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the innovative 3G iPhone to India," said Manoj Kohli, president and CEO, Bharti Airtel. "As India's leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has always stood for innovation and customer delight. With our reach across the country and iPhone's revolutionary features, we have a valuable proposition for our customers in India."

"We are thrilled to be working with Bharti Airtel, India's leading integrated telecom company, to bring iPhone 3G to millions of mobile customers in India," said Tim Cook, Apple's COO. "We can't wait to get this revolutionary product in the hands of even more people around the world."

Airtel customers will be able to purchase 3G iPhone at Airtel Relationship Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.

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