The Apple iPhone will be sold in France by Orange, which is owned by the dominant telephone company, France Télécom, for €399 ($560). And since French law bans phones being locked to a network for more than six months, Orange will also sell an unlocked version, reports International Herald Tribune. However, Orange spokesman Béatrice Mandrine declined to reveal the price when unlocked.
Would French buyers also pay a swingeing Apple Tax on every call?
Mandrine declined to say whether Orange had agreed to give Apple a portion of the service revenue that iPhone users will generate with the device in France. Analysts have said Apple is receiving up to 30 percent of operator revenue for the phone, something unheard of in an industry that has been dominated by operators.
Anyone planning a quick trip to Paris next month?
