FCC Wireless Bureau Acting Chief James Schlichting wrote to Apple, AT&T and Google on Friday inquiring about recent reports that Apple won't approve the Google Voice application for the iPhone and has removed related (and previously approved) third-party applications from the iPhone App Store. In light of pending FCC proceedings regarding wireless open access and handset exclusivity, the Commission wants a more complete understanding of this situation, he wrote.
Some questions posed in the letters with answers due Aug. 21:
• Why did Apple rejected Google Voice and remove the third party software?
• What related apps were removed or have been rejected?
• Did Apple act alone, or in consultation with AT&T, in rejecting Google Voice?
• Does AT&T have any role in the approval of iPhone applications?
• What other apps have been rejected for iPhone and for what reasons?
• Is there a list of prohibited applications or of categories of applications?
Read the letters here: Apple, AT&T, Google.
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