German Court Restricts T-Mobile iPhone Marketing

2:14 am on November 21, 2007 | Category: Business, Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, Regulation, Telecom Services, Wireless

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Deutsche Telekom’s German cell phone business, T-Mobile Deutschland, has changed its marketing policy for the Apple iPhone after Vodafone, a leading competitor, obtained a court order preventing T-Mobile from locking the popular device to its network.

The injunction prevents T-Mobile from forcing iPhone buyers to sign a two-year contract, and requires that the iPhone be allowed to function on other carriers’ networks.

T-Mobile said in a statement yesterday that iPhone sales will continue, subject to the court’s restrictions, until it can challenge the injunction at a hearing in Hamburg in two weeks. The carrier is reserving the right to claim damages from Vodafone if and when the injunction is struck down.

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