Good questions. Hopefully, the FCC will share Apple's answers with the rest of the us. It is all a bit absurd, though. Why does it take a formal request from a government agency to get Apple (and AT&T) to explain what the rules are to get on the wireless Internet? More importantly, why are these companies allowed to be the gatekeepers to the wireless Internet? The iPhone needs to be smashed open, and the FCC is swinging the hammer.

These are good questions and it's very interesting to note that both companies have been active in stopping jailbreaking. I realize that there's a lot of really important issues at hand, but a few years ago, this was one of my biggest railing points (telecom reform) and I think it's caused billions (trillions?) of dollars of opportunity cost for economic development.

Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone - washingtonpost.com