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Orange will bring the TV to the iPhone

The French operator Orange has already published three applications for the iPhone: Liveradio, for listening to radios over Internet, Spot'finder, to locate Wi-Fi hot-spot, and mazonevideo, which gives access to the content of Orange's video sharing service. At the Festival Européen des 4 écrans, Xavier Couture (the CEO of Orange) has unveiled a fourth one, which looks very interesting: it will give access to television on the iPhone.

Access to TV video streams is indeed included in most of the operator's unlimited data plans, with the only requirement of having a phone capable of using those streams. This possibility so far sorely lacking in the iPhone and this application, which should be free, will therefore help the iPhone to gradually catch its competitors.

Bouygues will also refund the iPhone

Bouygues Telecom

In France, the iPhone is for now still exclusive to Orange, which gives them an huge strategic advantage. To fight against it, SFR has proposed this summer a special offer to some of its subscribers in exchange for a commitment of two years on a plan including unlimited data: a partial refund for the purchase of an iPhone at Orange, but without subscribing to an Orange plan, which is possible, but much more expensive thant buying the iPhone with a plan.

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