O2 offered iPhone contract in UK

davidmcg writes: "There has been speculation on who will provide the service for iPhone in the UK. Now, the answer has been provided. It seems that O2 have been offered the contract to provide telephony services in the UK for the iPhone. It seems that the iPhone should be available in the UK in time for Christmas. O2 have refused to confirm or deny these reports, so is it yet another unconfirmed iPhone rumour or is it fact? We can only wait to find out."