Could this mean an opening of the Apple App Store?

Maybe. [Link]

The FCC is now looking into Apple's chickenshit shenanigans with Google Voice, asking whether AT&T was involved, why it was rejected and what the hell's going on with this Google Voice thing.

The request is part of a broader-ranging inquiry by the commission on exclusive deals between cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers for hot phones. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said Thursday that the FCC wants to look into rural areas where customers can't buy the latest fancy phones because of such exclusive deals.