- Google documents Iraqi museum treasures
- EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
- Barnes & Noble reports 2Q loss, cuts guidance
- Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan
- Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy
- Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
- GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
- B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
MOST SHARED
- Amended Berkshire Hathaway Filing Indicates No Secret Stock Stakes at End of Q3
- The 'Real' Jobless Rate: 17.5% Of Workers Are Unemployed
- Citi Mortgage Reveals What Treasury Won't
- NBA D-League On The Rise
- Wednesday's Economic News Crunch Could Tilt Markets
- Japan Export Rebound Eases Fear of New Recession
- Australia Wheat Exporters Face Challenges: GrainCorp
- Trading Block
- Confessions of a Black Friday Shopper
- The Social Media Gaming Threat
- Wednesday's Economic News Crunch Could Tilt Markets
- Call Me Crazy: Confessions of a Black Friday Shopper
- US Firms Hit by Payroll Taxes at Exactly the Wrong Time
- Citi Mortgage Reveals Something the US Treasury Won't
- Fed Sanguine About US Recovery, Worried on Jobs
- Amended Berkshire Filing Reveals No 'Secret' Holdings
- In Time for Holidays: More Gloom and Doom on Economy
- Holiday Guide to This Season's Smartphones
- Market Pros Reveal Top Black Friday Trades
Text Size 
AT&T, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone, said on Friday it played no role in a decision by Apple to reject Google's voice application on the handset.
 |
Manuel Balce Ceneta |
"Let me state unequivocally, AT&T [ATT
Loading...
()
] had no role in any decision by Apple to not accept the Google Voice application for inclusion in the Apple App Store," said Jim Cicconi, AT&T senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs.
"AT&T was not asked about the matter by Apple [AAPL
Loading...
()
] at any time, nor did we offer any view one way or the other," Cicconi said in a statement, accompanying a response to a regulatory inquiry into the rejection of Google's voice application by Apple.
Regulators at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent letters on July 31 asking the three companies for more information on the matter. Responses were due on Friday.
The Google application is seen by some as a competitive threat to the voice services that come with the iPhone, which is carried exclusively in the United States by AT&T.
On Friday, Google [GOOG
Loading...
()
] filed a response letter with the FCC but redacted for the media and the public the explanation for why Apple rejected is voice application.
The Mountain View, California-based company said in the letter that it had no additional proposed iPhone applications pending with Apple.
Apple was not available for comment.
The issue may have far reaching implications for the U.S. telecom industry because depending on how the FCC responds it could either pave the way for new entrants or hinder their ability to use large carriers' phones to offer discount services.
The FCC is taking a fresh look at the state of the fast changing wireless industry while focusing on competition, innovation and investment.
With some prodding from several U.S. senators, the FCC is also reviewing exclusive handset arrangements between wireless carriers and cell phone makers and how they affect competition and choice in the marketplace.
- Remember when auto shows were major events where new models could generate buzz?
- CNBC’s Mike Huckman visits a cutting-edge plant to see how the flu vaccine of the future is being made.
- People who bottle up their anger at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack, a study found.
- Playboy will outsource its publishing operations in a bid to become profitable again.
- A new McDonald's in Manhattan is the nation's first to sport a sleek, chic interior imported from stores in London and Paris.
- For nearly three decades, these on-call experts have been dishing advice on how to – and not to – cook turkey.
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes