UK Wireless provider Orange issued a statement today stating that the carrier will begin offering the iPhone in the UK and related territories.

This effectively ends the exclusivity agreement that O2 has held for awhile now on the iPhone.

Part of the statement is here from the site:

“Orange, which has the largest 3G network covering more people in the UK than any other operator, will sell iPhone in all Orange direct channels including

Orange shops, the Orange webshop and Orange telesales channels, as well as selected high street partners. A pre-registration site for customers to log their interest has been launched at www.Orange.co.uk/iPhone”

It has been rumored for awhile now that Apple would end its exclusivity agreement in the region, and now it appears that is the case. It could be a harbinger of things to come in the US and its agreement with AT&T, if whispers prove to be true.

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