PARIS (AFP) – France Telecom said on Thursday it had been picked by Apple to launch its iPhone handset in France.

France Telecom’s chief executive Didier Lombard announced the deal with the US technology giant on the sidelines of a telecommunications conference in Hanoi.

The announcement, which had been widely predicted in the media, contrasted with high profile announcements by Apple of its choice earlier this week in Britain and Germany, attended by the US firm’s chief Steve Jobs.

Earlier this week Apple said it had picked O2 to distribute the handset in Britain and T-Mobile to launch it in Germany, as the group prepares for the European roll-out of its latest gadget.

The touch-screen iPhone offers Internet access, telephone service and iPod-like music as well as the ability to play videos.

From Yahoo! News.

BERLIN—September 19, 2007 — Apple and T-Mobile today announced that T-Mobile, the leading network operator in Germany, will be the exclusive German carrier of Apple’s revolutionary iPhone when it makes its debut in Germany on November 9. iPhone combines three devices into one—a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and the best mobile Internet device ever—all based on Apple’s revolutionary multi-touch interface and pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers. Apple sold its one millionth iPhone just 74 days after it went on sale in the U.S. on June 29.

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This is the Live Blogging from the Apple Event in London!

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LONDON – September 18, 2007 – Apple® and O2 announced today that O2, the leading wireless carrier in the UK, will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple’s revolutionary iPhone™ when it makes its debut in the UK on November 9.

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Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in Germany, an industry source told Reuters.

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Digital invites to the event simply state that: “Mum is no longer the word”, and ask media and analysts to show up at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday 18 September, for a press conference to be held at the company’s flagship retail store in London .

It’s widely expected that Apple will use the gathering to reveal long-awaited plans to brings its sleek, touch-screen iPhone handset to select parts of Europe.

Reports have suggested that the US-based consumer electronics giant has struck a UK deal with Spanish Telefonica’s O2 UK unit, a German deal with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile and a French deal with France Telecom’s Orange.