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iPhone Buzz is reporting that another one of those infamous “sources close to the subject” claim that not only will Google Voice be allowed on the AT&T network but Skype could be coming along for the ride as soon as tomorrow.  What this means is that AT&T would have had to work with not only Apple, but Google and Skype to get their apps lined up and approved for release in the App Store on the date of the announcement.  Given the App Store review process, I’m not sure how likely that would be that AT&T could really influence Apple to help approve 2 apps, especially when Google Voice was rejected and Skype was gimped (by AT&T no less).

I personally hope this is really true as I use both services and would love to see this happen, especially Google Voice.  I have said nothing but good things about the AT&T network in my area.  I know that huge cities such as NYC and San Francisco who have probably at least 10x the number of AT&T and iPhone users as my city does do nothing but complain about dropped calls and lack of coverage.  Those users will probably hate this announcement as it would just mean more problems for AT&T’s already strained network but with Verizon’s announcements today announcing Android phones and Google Voice support I’m not sure that AT&T has much of a choice at this point.  AT&T has been the subject of much criticism for their network coverage/reliability and we all know how much Apple has been criticized over the App Store so we’ll have to wait and see if this pans out.