FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has called for an investigation into Apple Inc. over its decision to block and degrade the Beeper Mini app's functionality, a service designed to enable messaging interoperability between iOS and Android devices. Carr's request, highlighted during his remarks at the State of the Net Conference 2024 (#SOTN2024), centers on potential violations of the FCC's Part 14 rules, which govern accessibility requirements, citing the FCC's disability rules. This move has sparked a broader discussion on Apple's practices, with some suggesting that the company's actions, which maintain the 'blue bubble - green bubble' divide, could warrant scrutiny under antitrust and competition laws. The controversy over Beeper Mini, which sought to bridge this divide, has garnered attention from various news outlets and tech commentators, underscoring the growing bipartisan concern in Washington D.C. over Apple's treatment of third-party apps and services.
GOP FCC Commissioner: Investigate Apple for Blocking Beeper Mini From iMessage https://t.co/oJEU6gdVvf
FCC should probe Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown: GOP Commissioner Carr https://t.co/4KBuwQc0WW https://t.co/KvTqVR5seK
FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple blocking Beeper Mini https://t.co/tB3s4kfqdt https://t.co/vfNjVFrQft
FCC Commissioner Wants To Investigate Apple Over Beeper Mini Shutdown https://t.co/FWU9Ycg7Xy
Apple slammed over Beeper Mini controversy as FCC Commissioner calls for investigation — "Apple’s wider set of exclusionary practices warrant scrutiny by antitrust and competition agencies" https://t.co/OcpX6GNRpy
$AAPL | Apple May Face Scrutiny Over Beeper Mini Block, FCC Commissioner Pushes Probe Citing Disability Rules The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being urged by Commissioner Brendan Carr to investigate Apple Inc. over the company’s recent decision to block the Beeper… https://t.co/C8uFV3PyR0
FCC commissioner cries antitrust again after Beeper Mini debacle https://t.co/EhlLoD1tmQ #Apple
FCC commissioner pushes to investigate Apple’s decision to block Beeper Mini: https://t.co/svGLl9iNFv by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
FCC commissioner pushes to investigate Apple’s decision to block Beeper Mini https://t.co/fyi2g5kq9h
The FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple for Beeper Mini crackdown https://t.co/Mwvgr1rpKm
It's not completely clear if a FCC commissioner understands what he's taking about, as he calls for antitrust action against Apple for its systematic shutdown of the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini. By @hillitech https://t.co/Kybic6Yy4A
FCC commissioner calls for investigation over Apple's shutdown of Beeper Mini https://t.co/rXfYLI4n80 by @nexusben
FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown https://t.co/vxgxtsjieH
Today, I called for the @FCC to investigate whether Apple violated our Part 14 rules by blocking Beeper Mini - an app that enabled interoperability between iOS & Android messaging. Beeper bridged the “blue bubble - green bubble” divide that Apple maintains as part of a broader…
More bipartisan trouble for Apple in D.C.: at #sotn2024, Republican Commissioner @BrendanCarrFCC ends his 🔥 remarks by calling upon the FCC to investigate Apple over its treatment of Beeper, noting the agency’s Part 14 jurisdiction. 👀 👀 👀 https://t.co/w3F5DeF626
.@fcc Commissioner Brendan Carr calling on the agency to investigate Apple's decision to degrade Beeper Mini functionality (to make green to blue text quality better) violated FCC's part 14 rules. #SOTN2024