Vodafone Challenges iPhone Deal in Germany

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Vodafone Challenges iPhone Deal in Germany
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In a sign of the tougher time Apple Inc. will have selling its iPhone in Europe than the in the U.S., a German court has asked Deutsche Telekom AG's local wireless business to make changes to its marketing for Apple's cellphone.

The court has temporarily prohibited T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH from continuing to sell the iPhone only in combination with a two-year service contract. The court also demanded that the product ...

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Vodafone Gets Restraining Order On T-Mobile's iPhone Sales

November 19, 2007: 01:52 PM EST

DUESSELDORF -(Dow Jones)- The German unit of Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) has obtained a restraining order against Deutsche Telekom AG's (DT) T-Mobile unit prohibiting the German telecommunications giant from selling Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone in Germany.

The restraining order was issued by a regional court in Hamburg Monday, a Vodafone Deutschland spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires.

Vodafone is questioning Deutsche Telekom's iPhone sales practices, the spokesman said. Deutsche Telekom is marketing the iPhone exclusively in Germany.

Specifically, Vodafone is questioning the iPhone's exclusive use in T-Mobile's network and the use of the device being limited to certain fees within T- Mobile's subscription offerings.

Vodafone isn't generally opposed to T-Mobile's exclusivity contract with Apple, but wants to have these new sales practices examined, the spokesman said. The restraining order doesn't aim at a total sales stop, he added.

A spokesman for T-Mobile Monday confirmed the restraining order has been issued, adding that the company is examining the issue. So far, it is too early to comment on possible consequences for the company, he said.

A spokesman for the Hamburg-based court wasn't immediately available to comment.

Jest sam upam, da bo tole začetek konca zaklepanja iPhone-a na enega samega operaterja in bo kmalu na voljo tudi "operator free" varijanta z vsem supportom vred.

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