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Starting this October the Apple iPhone will finally make it’s way into South Korea. The Korea Communications Commission said yesterday it decided to allow Apple to provide its location-based services with iPhone users, without having to gain a government license. The country which in the past has only allowed domestic brands to enter the marketplace (Samsung, Pantech, LG) in order to boost technology/economy has finally opened their borders for the iPhone. Many industry leaders feel that the introduction of the iPhone will increase mobile data revenue due to online mobile use. The phone is also expected to open the doors for developers looking to build applications for the device as well. No news yet if carriers will be forced to disable certain features as it was for the Chinese release (no WiFi). To start off it looks like KT (Korean carrier) will be the first company to see the iPhone with both the 3G and 3Gs models starting in late October.