“Belgium has joined the ranks of countries that will soon receive the iPhone, according to regional site Astel.be,” MacNN reports.

“The site makes the crucial claim that the phone will be available unlocked, in a scheme similar to the one suggested for Italy by La Repubblica; while this could be a part of Apple’s rumored new pricing plans, under which phones would be more expensive but unlocked by default, this may be a necessity, as Belgian law is said to prevent carrier exclusivity,” MacNN reports.

“A similar law resulted in the creation of an unlocked iPhone for France,” MacNN reports.

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