On July 29 mobile operators Movistar a Claro stated that on 22 August Chile will become Latin America’s second country after the launch of iPhone. After complying with necessary import procedure first Apple iPhone would hit the market as stated by Claro Chile, of Mexican telecoms group América Móvil.

Claro Chile’s manager of value added services, Vady Guerra stated that after a long discussion and preparation the final date of launch is decided. Movistar could start offering the iPhone the same day they arrive as there was no individuality agreement in Chile between any operator and Apple for launching the iPhone as told by Javier Valenzuela, manager of handsets and points of sale for Telefónica Móviles Chile, which operates the Movistar brand, to press.

According to an executive the iPhone launch in Chile is decided due to its ripeness of the market and the competence in certification and other approval procedures for bringing the device into the market, that are tougher in other area.

It is discovered that around 8,014 people registered to purchase the phone three days ago, but exact quantity and cost of handset could not be measured. However Claro Chile reported some days ago that there were 35,000 users on the company’s waiting list. As in other parts of the world cost is expected near about US$200.