Apple dicusses CDMA iPhone

BEIJING - China Telecom Corp said it is in talks with Apple Inc to offer a CDMA version of the iPhone in the world's largest mobile-phone market by users.

"We can't deny our interest," China Telecom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wang Xiaochu told reporters after the company's annual general meeting in Hong Kong on Friday. A non-disclosure agreement with Apple prevents him from providing details on the status of the talks, Wang said.

China Telecom boosted mobile-phone subscribers 61 percent last year as it raced to catch China Mobile Ltd and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.