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by Tim Green
Monday, April 21st 2008 at 6:42PM

TIM to get iPhone in Italy?

The exclusive rights to the iPhone in Italy have gone to Telecom Italia Mobile, according to Repubblica.

The Italian newspaper claimed a deal was signed last week when TIM’s CEO met Steve Jobs in the US. It suggests, because of the huge numbers of pre-pay customers in Italy, the iPhone will be sold at a higher price than in other European countries, but without a carrier lock and two-year service agreement.

If true, it would be a departure for Apple, which has stuck with locked devices available on fixed contracts with other operator partners.

TIM is Italy’s largest network, with 36.6 million subscribers.

Tags: handset , hardware , touchscreen

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