According to this report in yesterday’s Economic Times, Bharti Airtel CEO confirmed to the ET that there is “no question of subsidising the handset in India”.

Full quote below:

Vodafone and Airtel are unwilling to talk about the price they will offer the iPhone at, but Bharti Airtel CEO Manoj Kohli told TOI there is no question of subsidising the handset in India. “US operators are able to subsidise handsets because they can make up for that with their call charges. They charge rates like 25 cents a minute. In India, the charge is 1.5 to 2 cents a minute,” Kohli said.

If you watched the WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs categorically said “The price is a maximum of $199 all around the world — we’re really, really excited about the new iPhone 3G.” So take what you may from this, we just hope it is a good deal for the consumer at the end of the day.

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