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Group Presses FCC to Back Skype on iPhone
AMY SCHATZ WASHINGTON The open-Internet advocacy group Free Press asked the Federal Communications Commission Friday to investigate whether Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. are violating federal rules by blocking the use of a new low-cost Skype voice service on Apple iPhones that use AT&T's 3G network. ...
Skype for iPhone: It's official
Skype for iPhone: It's official
reviews.cnet.com — Inside Skype for iPhone--photos  ... (more) Skype for iPhone: It's official
FCC Greenlights 3G-Enabled Sidekick
FCC Greenlights 3G-Enabled Sidekick
phonescoop.com — Documents seen on the FCC web site show that the agency recently approved a new device from... Sharp that has support for 1700MHz AWS spectrum on board. T-Mobile uses the 1700MHz spectrum for its 3G network and is known ... (follow link to read) (more) FCC Greenlights 3G-Enabled Sidekick
Skype for iPhone now live in US
Skype for iPhone now live in US
engadgetmobile.com — Filed under: Handsets , ATT , Apple It's finally here, and even a few minutes early. Skype... for iPhone is now available in the US iTunes store, free of charge. We've heard great thing from the folks in Japan who've been fiddling with it for the ... (more) Skype for iPhone now live in US
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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. [WSJ]Similar Posts: Skype iPhone App Release Date And Details Emerge ...

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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