Thursday, July 23, 2009

America Movil To Launch IPhone 3GS In Six Nations By End Of July

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--America Movil SAB (AMX), Latin America's largest mobile operator, said Friday it will launch Apple Inc.'s (APPL) iPhone 3GS in six countries in the region at the end of the month. 
In a press release, the company said starting July 31 the iPhone 3GS will be available in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic. 
America Movil said the iPhone 3GS will be made available in the rest of the region at a later date. 
The Mexican wireless carrier launched an older version of the popular handset, the iPhone 3G, in July of last year. 
America Movil, which is controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, had 186.6 million wireless clients in 17 countries in the Americas at the end of March.
-By Ken Parks, Dow Jones Newswires; 52-55-5001-5723, ken.parks@dowjones.com 

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