PARIS (Thomson Financial) - France Telecom's mobile telecoms unit Orange said it will begin offering Apple's iPhone (News/Aktienkurs) to subscribers in Austria, Belgium and other markets later this year.

Orange will also offer the iPhone in the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and several African markets.

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