Apple Said to Be Close to Clinching Carrier Holdouts
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Apple Inc. is on the verge of clinching agreements with two of the biggest holdouts to selling its iPhone, China Mobile Ltd. and NTT DoCoMo Inc., opening a route to hundreds of millions of new customers.
On the eve of an event on Sept. 10 to unveil new iPhones, Apple and China Mobile are near a deal for the world’s largest wireless carrier to offer the device, said a person with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Apple is also close to an agreement to distribute its handset through Japan’s largest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, people with knowledge of the situation have said.