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money.cnn.com - 12/17/2008
French Competition Council: Orange-iPhone Deal Breaches Rules
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PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France's competition authority Wednesday temporarily barred an exclusive distribution deal between the country's dominant telecommunications group France Telecom SA (FTE.FR) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) over the blockbuster iPhone mobile phone. The watchdog said the exclusive rights ...
reuters.com - 12/17/2008
UPDATE 2-French watchdog suspends Orange iPhone deal | Markets | Markets News
— reuters.com — * Apple/France Telecom iPhone exclusivity deal suspended * Watchdog says 5-yr deal "serious" competition threat * France... Telecom says to appeal (Adds SFR plans to sell phones today) By Matt Gil PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The French competition ... (more) UPDATE 2-French watchdog suspends Orange iPhone ...

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appleinsider.com - 12/17/2008
Apple ordered to end exclusive iPhone deal with France's Orange
— appleinsider.com — Apple must immediately cease its exclusive relationship with France Telecom's Orange and allow other local carriers to... offer the iPhone to its subscribers, the French competition counsel ruled Wednesday. (more) Apple ordered to end exclusive iPhone deal with France's ...

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arstechnica.com - 12/17/2008
French regulators nix Orange iPhone exclusivity
— arstechnica.com — The French Competition Council has order a preliminary injunction essentially barring Apple and Orange's exclusive iPhone deal,... pending a final decision. Read More... (more) French regulators nix Orange iPhone exclusivity

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Engadget Mobile:  Orange's iPhone exclusive ruled illegal in France

Engadget:  Orange's iPhone exclusive ruled illegal in France

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Orange's iPhone exclusive ruled illegal in France
Engadget Mobile — ... After 13 months into a five-year exclusivity deal in France, the French competition agency has ruled the Apple and Orange (the mobile subsidiary of France Telecom) cartel illegal. Something that could have a knock-on effect throughout Europe. The agency ...

Orange's iPhone exclusive ruled illegal in France
Engadget — ... After 13 months into a five-year exclusivity deal in France, the French competition agency has ruled the Apple and Orange (the mobile subsidiary of France Telecom) cartel illegal. Something that could have a knock-on effect throughout Europe. The agency ...

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iPhone 3G is no longer exclusively sold by Orange in France — Unwired View
Although Apple and Orange France signed a 5-yr exclusivity deal for the iPhone 3G, Orange is now forced to accept the fact that other mobile operators can sell the highly popular smartphone across France. This comes after the decision of the French Competition Council to ban the ...