FCC asked to investigate iPhone's restriction on Skype calls
AppleInsider —
... Published: 01:00 PM EST An Internet advocacy group has asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether Apple and its US wireless partner AT are violating federal guidelines by restricting consumers from using Skype's new iPhone application to make low-cost internet calls over AT 's network. The request was made Friday by Free Press, a group with a long history of lobbying against cable and wireless companies seeking to place restrictions on how consumers use their services, according the Wall Street Journal . ...
Free Press Asks FCC To Lift Skype Restriction On iPhone
GadgetReview —
... calling restriction on the iPhone and has requested that the Federal Communications Commission to investigate if Apple and AT&T are contradicting federal guidelines by preventing VoIP application from accessing the carrier’s 3G network. Until an answer has been provided Skype iPhone users will be restricted to making calls over WiFi, which is free to all AT&T iPhone customers for free at hundred of Starbucks locations.
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FCC é convocada nos Estados Unidos para discutir abertura de comunicação móvel
MacMagazine —
O Skype para iPhone chegou, a briga começou. :-) A Free Press, um grupo aberto de acesso à internet, abriu hoje uma petição (PDF, 248KB) na Comissão Federal de Comunicações (Federal Communications Commission, ou simplesmente FCC) dos Estados Unidos para discutir as restrições impostas pela Apple e AT&T quanto à impossibilidade de se realizar ligações de voz sobre IP via 3G. ...
FCC Pressed to Investigate Apple, AT&T Regarding Skype Over 3G [Net Neutrality]
Gizmodo —
... would really only be significant for international or roaming calls. President Obama's FCC chairman nomination, Julius Genachowski, is a supporter of net neutrality, so the FCC may indeed act in Skype's favor as a symbolic gesture. But AT&T;, despite their reputation, is not the faceless evil tyrant in this case: Certainly they should be allowed to protect their core business. At the moment, the FCC has not responded, though it is highly likely they will investigate further. [Wall Street Journal]
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