Third-largest mobile phone company, MegaFon, announced Tuesday that they will start to sell iPhone 3G later this year.
Vimpelcom also announced in a statement on Aug 28, that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Russia, expected later this year.
According to AP, many Russians get them for considerably less by asking friends to buy them while on trips abroad, then paying another $100 to unlock the phones, so that they can use them in Russia. With an estimated 500,000 earlier generation devices already in use, Russia is one of the biggest markets for iPhones outside the United States.
Apple chief Steve Jobs had previously said he hoped to land deals with both Russian and Chinese carriers before the end of 2008.
January 12th, 2010
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