Airtel to launch 3G iPhone in India on Aug 22

Finally a date has been fixed, officially. [link1 link2]
Pricing details are not out yet. They won't be out until closer to the launch date. Somehow I don't get a good feeling about this, probably due to the worries of the iPhone being excessively priced.
Its US retail price is $199 which is about Rs 8000 in Indian currency. If the iPhone is priced around Rs 10000(unlikely) it would certainly kill the competition. Sadly though the much desired eye candy is likely to be priced upwards of Rs 15000(speculations).
With the govt. rolling out its 3G policy, the road for the launch of iPhone has definitely got a lot easier. Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope that Steve Jobs keeps his promise of releasing iPhone 3G with fixed price of $199 everywhere.