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Details of Chunghwa Telecom's victory emerge Nearly a half-year of negotiation and a pair of tough competitors CENS (Taiwan) further to reports that Chunghwa Telecom has won the right to sell the iPhone in the Republic of China (aka Taiwan). Specifically, the country's largest carrier overcame Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone to gain an exclusive franchise for Apple's zeitgeist defining handset CENS writes that Chunghwa's extensive network of 300 own-brand retail stores and 200 other locations were key elements of the telecom's successful bid. Chunghwa Telecom is expected to begin selling subsidized iPhones in December, with the handset made available to consumers either for free or low-cost. Thereupon, the CENS write up cites the monthly iPhone rate paid (about $64) by subscribers in Hong Kong as a likely baseline. The carrier is hoping to emulate the success of Apple's partners worldwide—50% of iPhone buyers are new customers.
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