The total volume of government purchases of iPhones for the nine months of 2024 increased 4 times compared to the same period in 2023. This was reported by a representative of the Tenderplan trading platform.
The total amount for concluded contracts was 6.8 million rubles (from 1.6 million). The largest purchase of iPhones worth more than 3 million rubles was made by the St. Petersburg company Teploenergo LLC. They were also carried out by the Ugra television company, the IT park technology park, Aeroexpress LLC and the State Kremlin Palace.
Some government purchases of iPhones explain the availability of special programs, such as Voice Over for the blind and visually impaired.
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The leader in government procurement this year was Samsung smartphones, which were purchased in the amount of 41 million rubles over three quarters. Realme and Xiaomi also made it to the TOP. [Ведомости]
Source: Iphones RU
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