the U.S. second-largest mobile operator AT & T Thursday said it will allow iPhone users to watch the company’s 3G network provided by Sling Media TV program.

Sling Media for the U.S. satellite TV company Echostar’s wholly owned subsidiary. Prior to Sling Media for the U.S. smart phone users has developed, called “SlingPlayer Mobile” application, in order to facilitate these users through mobile phone network to watch TV programs.

AT & T last year, in May said that if allowed to SlingPlayer Mobile on AT & T’s 3G network is running, it may lead to the overall operation of the network is slow or even block.At the same time, other models (such as the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile phones) smart phone has been able to AT & T’s 3G network, using the SlingPlayer Mobile application, but AT & T had said that the company has not formally approved the non-iPhone mobile phones can use the SlingPlayer Mobile.

AT & T spokesman(Mark Siegel) Thursday said that since December last year, since the company has been using the SlingPlayer Mobile on the iPhone for testing, Sling Media devoted to the SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone has been optimized, it would not on the AT & T’s 3G network is running a negative impact.

Sling Media spokesman(John Santoro) said that both the revised edition or the original SlingPlayer Mobile application will not affect the mobile operator’s network speeds, as Sling Media prior to the release of the application has been carried out a lot of technical testing.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Si Jina Cioschi (Julius Genachowski) Thursday said in a statement: “AT & T is in the right direction. By the latest move by AT & T mobile phone users to mobile video consumer matters will have more choice. “