The Battle Over Voice
Network World, August 5, 2009
By Johna Till Johnson
On Aug. 3, the FCC launched a full-scale investigation into the decision by Apple and AT&T to reject Google's voice application for the iPhone. This is even bigger than Net Neutrality, or even Google vs. AT&T. This is about defining the nature of communications services and how they're offered -- a battle that's bigger than just the question of what applications are available on which phones.
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