Reuters: Technology News: Russian mobile operators stop selling Apple's iPhone, report says

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Russian mobile operators stop selling Apple's iPhone, report says Jul 17th 2013, 18:34 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging Mon, Jul 15 2013 Apple colluded on e-book prices, judge finds Wed, Jul 10 2013 UPDATE 5-Apple colluded on e-book prices, judge finds Wed, Jul 10 2013 Analysis & Opinion How Russia puts business behind bars What does Apple really owe taxpayers? A lot, actually. A customer looks at a display of handsets for sale inside a MegaFon shop in St. Petersburg November 15, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Alexander Demianchuk MOSCOW | Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:34pm EDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top three mobile operators, Megafon, MTS and Vimpelcom, have stopped selling Apple Inc's iPhone, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Vimpelcom ended negotiations with Apple over iPhone sales this month as the U.S. company would not soften its contract terms, the paper said, citing a person close to the operator. MTS ended its contract in June but is in discussions with Apple about resuming iPhone sales, the paper said, citing the company without specifying who gave the information. Megafon had ended its contract with Apple, the paper said, without citing a source. MTS, Megafon, Vimpelcom and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The operators were hurt by the fact that Russia doesn't allow subsidies for handsets, making the phones too expensive for the average customer, the paper reported. Apple, which has a 4.5 percent share of the Russian smartphone market, can still sell in Russia through its own resale stores and other mobile phone retailers, the Financial Times reported. (Reporting by Megan Davies; Editing by Bernadette Baum) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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