In its response letter to the FCC, Apple claims it was the sole decision maker in holding off the approval (not rejection) of the Google Voice app in the App Store. However, Apple also reveals that it and AT&T have an agreement to block VoIP apps from using the US carrier’s cellular networks, therefore VoIP apps can only use Wi-Fi on the iPhone. AT&T has provided the Federal Communic...

This whole Google Voice/iPhone mess has caused enough consumer ire and FCC scrutiny to get AT&T (NYSE: T) to man up and allow cellular VoIP apps on their hottest smartphone. Services like Skype had made it into the App Store no problem, but were shackled to Wi-Fi use only, while third-party Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Voice

Yesterday, we saw a Vonage app hit the App Store, which seemed to go against Apple and AT&T's previous stance that VoIP apps that work over the 3G (and 2G) network would not be allowed in the App Store. Turns out there's been a policy change. AT&T has just announced that it will no longer restrict VoIP apps that use its network on the iPhone, a move which is long overdue consider...

I am so excited about this. AT&T and Apple are facing a close scrutiny from FCC over the Google Voice iPhone app rejection. Apple says they didn’t reject the app but evaluating it. AT&T said they had nothing to do with the rejection. FCC is looking into this now. AT&T is backing down. Consumers win. AT&T has backed down

Copyright © 2009 PatrickJ. Visit the original article at . Image Source: clutterfree.com.au There are a number of reports on the web this weekend on Apple’s responses to the FCC’s request for information regarding the recent Google Voice app rejection – including this one at TechCrunch.   Sites like Daring Fireball have done some reviewing of

CNN publishes interesting insight on Apple's App Store approval process. The details are contained in Apple's response to the FCC's July 31 letter of inquiry into why Google's Google Voice app has not been approved. Apple looks at every app it receives — 200,000 so far — pouring in at the rate of 8,500 new apps and updates per week. -- The company employs 40 full-time reviewe...

It took the heavy hand of the Federal Communications Commission to pry it loose, but we finally have a clearer picture of how Apple's (AAPL) App Store approval process works. The details are contained in Apple's response to the FCC's July 31 letter of inquiry into why Google's (GOOG) Google Voice app has not been approved. AT&T's response fills 16 pages with legalese and footnotes, but the... [

We had reported that both AT&T and Apple had responded to FCC’s letter, in which they had demanded an explanation for the rejection of Google Voice related iPhone apps from the iPhone App Store. Google has also responded to FCC’s letter in which they have stated that the App Store version of the iPhone app offers some significant advantages as compared to the iPhone web app, which we had h...

The iPhone App Store has been live for over a year, but Apple has been somewhat guarded over just how they approve or reject applications to the App Store for the iPhone. However due to the FCC investigation into why the Google Voice app was rejected, Apple has been kind of forced to open up more

The FCC is investigating Apple's rejection of Google Voice iPhone app and other apps to its app store.  The FCC has sent letters to Apple,  AT&T, and Google to investigate the matter. They have been getting a lot of pressure from consumer and activist groups look into the practices of carriers and exclusive deals. Google Voice is a suite of phone resource products that acts as a swit...