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clearFCC Investigates Apple Nixing Google Voice.
Posted on Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:05:00 CDT | by Robert Evans | Topic: Apple


Another page has been written in the epic saga of Google Voice and its iPhone troubles. Now the FCC is investigating Apple for cutting the app, as well as several 3rd party Voice apps, from its online store. The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google looking for information on the whole conflict.

Specifically the FCC wanted to know exactly why Apple rejected the app and removed the related applications. They also wanted to know what, if any role, AT&T had on the decision. Apple, whose App Store policies have been wondered at but never formally questioned, was asked to give an accounting of exactly what the approval process involves. The FCC asked for the percentage of rejected apps, and the major reasons that an app gets nixed.

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Sounds to me like the fcc is investigating Apple trying to keep out it's rivial, especially if the rivial apps are cheaper or free compared to apple apps.
(mind you this is apps for the Iphone)

[edit on 8/2/2009 by mrmonsoon]