A recent Bloomberg report notes that the iPhone 3G may make an appearance in Russia sooner than previously expected.
We have previously reported about an official notice that the device will indeed make its way to Russia, yet further details had remained unclear. Now, we have learned that OAO VimpelCom and OAO MegaFon, Russia’s second and third largest mobile operators respectively, may sign deals with Apple to begin selling the handset later this week.
Part of the agreement remains that Apple is insistent that each carrier interested in offering the device, must purchase between 1 and 1.5 million units, as reported by Russian newspaper Vedemosti.
While Russia has been known as a hotbed for black market iPhones, the country does make up a sizable potential user base, which will definitely be in Apple’s best interest to tap.
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[via Bloomberg]
