NetShare, tethering apps officially banned from App Store

NetShare, an iPhone tethering application yanked from the App Store over a month ago, won't be making a return. A post on the developer's website reveals that Apple has officially decided that it will not allow tethering applications to be sold or distributed through the download service.

"As such, NetShare will not be available in the iTunes AppStore," the developers at NullRiver said. "We are seeing a lot of similar reports from various developers who's applications were abruptly removed and banned from the AppStore without any violations of the terms of service. This is all unfortunate news for the iPhone platform end-users."

NetShare was briefly available for $10 before it was pulled by Apple in early August. It's believed that AT&T objected to the software out of concern that it would tax its 3G network.

In an email to one customer, Steve Jobs reportedly revealed that Apple was discussing with AT&T the possibility of offering tethering capabilities to iPhone users for an added monthly fee.