Best Buy to sell iPhone in the US from September

Marking a change from Apple's current policy, US national retailer Best Buy has announced it is to begin selling the iPhone 3G from 7th September.

Currently, only AT&T and Apple Stores are selling the handset in the US, and in many other countries only the network operator and possibly carefully chosen retail stores in the telecoms sector can sell the handset. This marks the first time a general store has been given Apple's permission to sell the iPhone.

All 970 stores are expected to sell the iPhone 3G, while they'll also sell in Best Buy's Mobile shops.

Best Buy already sells mobile phones as part of its business, though it could hardly be considered "core". It's not clear whether staff will be required to perform credit checks and sign iPhone customers up to the AT&T tariff, or whether they'll simply sell handsets which need to be connected later.

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