[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/nokia800.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/nokia-promises-tethering-for-lumia-800-points-finger-of-blame-a/) Nokia's mission to reclaim smartphone competitiveness with its Windows Phone clan isn't over. We may have bemoaned the lack of data tethering in our [Lumia 800 review](http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/nokia-lumia-800-review/), but it appears the Finnish phone titan has *already* announced that it will be coming to its Mango-flavored handsets. The apparent reason behind the inability of its flagship Windows Phone to share its data connectivity at launch was due to the [FCC](http://www.engadget.com/tag/FCC/)'s stringent requirements. A Nokia spokesperson explained to *WinRumors* that Microsoft felt it was important to address "concerns raised by recent FCC regulations" before the feature was enabled, but that they're "optimistic" the convenient data-sharing function will arrive on Nokia's new smartphone through a software update. Dates, timelines and logistics (OTA? Link to Zune?) remain a mystery, but it would certainly make a merry present for anyone not dreaming of a [white Christmas](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/26/mythical-snow-white-n9-spotted-at-nokia-world/).
Nokia promises tethering for Lumia 800, points finger of blame at FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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