Pingie: HTTP:: iPhone Owners May Use VoIP on AT T s 3G One Day

HTTP:: iPhone Owners May Use VoIP on AT T s 3G One Day
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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 Communications Commission with some clarification on its own. “[...] AT&T and Apple agreed that Apple would not take affirmative steps to enable an iPhone to use AT&T’s wireless service (including 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi) to make VoIP calls without first obtaining AT&T’s consent. AT&T and Apple also agreed, however, that if a third party enables an iPhone to make VoIP calls using AT&T’s wireless service, Apple would have no obligation to take action against that third party,” an excerpt from the document reads, according to ZDNet. “The parties’ concurrence on this p!
rovision was particularly important in light of the risks the parties assumed in bringing the iPhone to market.” “[...] The parties’ willingness and ability to assume the risk of their investments in the iPhone and of their pricing strategy were predicated, in significant part, on certain assumptions about the mo...
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