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Vodafone and Apple today confirmed that they have reached agreement to offer iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the UK in early 2010.  This announcement follows on the heels of Orange’s own announcement yesterday that they would be joining O2 in offering the iPhone in the UK, bringing the total number of operators offering the iPhone in the UK to three.  Our office speculates that T-Mobile may soon offer the iPhone to its customers as well due to their merger with Orange.

The Telegraph reports rumours that Virgin Mobile are also attempting to secure the right to sell the iPhone.

Competition for iPhone customers may lower the price of an iPhone plan; in foreign markets with multiple operators offering the device, the cost of an iPhone contract was lowered by around £5/month.

Orange UK and Apple have announced an agreement to bring iPhone 3G and 3GS to Orange UK customers later this year.   Orange will sell the iPhone in their shops and on their website as well as through selected high street partners.  O2 will continue to offer the iPhone, giving customers a choice of carriers in the UK market.

We wonder when T-Mobile will also announce offering the iPhone to their customers.  As T-Mobile and Orange announced earlier this month, they will be merging their companies and the signing is expected to take place at the end of October.  The merger will probably give T-Mobile the right to offer the iPhone.  We imagine that T-Mobile will not announce adding it to their offerings until after the signing.

Last week T-Mobile re-designed their Flext tariff to appeal to higher end users, boasting a huge £100 a month tariff and massive allowances. If you’re looking for a high-priced tariff with huge allowances, you might see the larger Flext plans popping up on your searches.