The dust-up around the Google Voice iPhone application has been fun to watch (see this for an update). There are many things going on here, including (possibly) AT&T's involvement (which both it and Apple deny). I found this item over at TechCrunch an interesting analysis of Apple's response to the FCC's inquiry.
I have to agree that it seems largely about Apple's control over users. AT&T would get either the data traffic or the voice traffic and, unless there is a serious difference in the profitability of one service over another, they should be largely indifferent.
Welcome to life in Apple's walled garden.
Update: The plot thickens ... according to this item, AT&T and Apple did have an agreement regarding VoIP, but it did not cover third party apps.
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