The page, titled "Apple Answers the FCC's Questions," discusses the App Store process in general and responds specifically to questions asked of Apple by the FCC. Since the reported rejection of a Google Voice app was the motivation behind the questioning, much of the document focuses on that matter.

According to the posting, the company has--despite media reports--"not rejected the Google Voice application, and continues to study it." (In late July, a Google spokesperson that "Apple did not approve the Google Voice application"--which technically doesn't say the company rejected it.)

In essence, Apple's posting suggests, the company has decided that Google Voice is a can of worms that has the potential to confuse iPhone users -- and it's this concern, and not any discussions with AT&T, that has prompted the company to prevent Google Voice apps from being sold in the App store.

Google Voice "appears to alter the iPhone's distinctive user experience by replacing the iPhone's core mobile telephone functionality... Apple spent a lot of time and effort developing this distinct and innovative way to seamlessly deliver core functionality of the iPhone," the posting says. Citing Google Voice's routing of voicemails around the phone's Visual Voicemail and the transfer of an iPhone's contacts onto Google servers, Apple's statement goes on to say that such factors "present several new issues and questions to us that we are still pondering at this time.... We are continuing to study the Google Voice application and its potential impact on the iPhone user experience."

However, Apple's statement clearly declares that AT&T had nothing to do with the non-approval of Google Voice. "Apple is acting alone and has not consulted with AT&T... no contractual conditions or non-contractual understandings with AT&T have been a factor in Apple's decision-making process in this matter," the statement says.