The agreement will give people signed up to 3 access to breaking news, news archives, company news and market news, via a live feed from Reuters.
It is one of the services that Hutchison hopes will tempt users away from the existing mobile networks. Other features available are video calls, the ability to watch Premier League football matches, play a range of arcade and board games, and send a range of messages such as text, pictures and faxes.
In an effort to drum up interest from the public, 3 is offering special discounts to the first 20,000 people who sign up before the service launches.
It is significantly more expensive than normal mobile phone connections, with 3 offering a pre-launch price of £59.99 a month for the first 12 months. Handsets that are 3G compatible currently start at £399.
The company hopes to begin fulfilling 3G orders in the first quarter of the year, ahead of launching.
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