“Chinese Apple fans upset over the company’s decision to temporarily halt sales of the iPhone 4S at its retail stores in China may soon have another way to get their hands on the device,” Owen Fletcher reports for The wall Street Journal.
“An iPhone compatible with the mobile network of China’ third-largest mobile carrier, China Telecom, has received a network access license, a regulatory website shows, marking a key step toward Apple being able to sell the phone to a broader audience in China,” Fletcher reports. “The iPhone 4S is currently being sold in China through China Unicom, the country’s second-largest mobile carrier, as well as through Apple’s online store and resellers.”
Fletcher reports, “Once Apple starts offering a version compatible with China Telecom’s network, the latest iteration of the device would presumably also be made available through China Telecom stores.”
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Name the day
China Telecom uses CDMA like Verizon.
Who is China’s #1 carrier, and when will the iPhone be available on that network?
Then look out!