Russia’s third largest mobile phone operator MegaFon said on Tuesday it had signed a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell iPhone 3G in Russia.

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The company stated sales of the iPhone would begin later this year.

This is considered a huge win for the iPhone in its market penetration battle, along with




the recent China news. No word on whether there will be subsidies for the product or not, but rumors are that there will be some type of subsidy involved.

Apple continues their successful track record at converting the world to the wonders of the iPhone. Negotations are still going on for various other countries, according to sources.



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