Vodafone scores first deal to sell Apple's iPhone

A model presents an Apple iPhone at the T-Mobile Store in
Cologne in this November 9, 2007 file photo.

LONDON (Reuters) -- Mobile phone group Vodafone scored its first deal to sell Apple Inc's iPhone after the UK group lost out to Telefonica's O2 to sell it in Britain.

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone company by revenue, has been competing with operators and retailers to secure the right to sell the iPhone -- the touch-screen device which combines Apple's popular iPod music player, a video player and Web browser. Vodafone will sell the iPhone in 10 countries. full story