Jeff Campbell
12-08-2009, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNGEE5B61RP20091207?rpc=44' target='_blank'>http://www.reuters.com/article/idCN...20091207?rpc=44</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"iPhone will make its official debut in Israel this week when the country's three main carriers will start selling the coveted smartphone 2-1/2 years after its initial launch."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/zt/auto/1260213568.usr105634.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Besides Cellcom, Partner Communications and Bezeq Israel Telecom will be selling the iPhones starting Wednesday night at midnight. Each cell company has committed to purchasing a minimum of 80,000 iPhones each but the analysts expect that number to increase. According to the article, the cell phone <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_penetration_rate" target="_blank">penetration rates</a> in Israel is one of the highest in the world at 125%, with about 80,000 citizens in Israel already owning unlocked iPhones according to estimates.</p>