This makes sense, but it’s nice to have a confirmation. Apple has confirmed that due to the Wifi nature of the call, and the fact that the call is using data to transmit both picture and voice, FaceTime calls will not count towards your monthly minutes allotment.

An Apple spokesperson said to Business Insider, “The voice call ends as soon as the FaceTime call connects. The FaceTime call is over Wi-Fi so does not use carrier minutes.”

In the next version of iPhone, the “2011″ version, Apple will likely turn on the 3G capabilities for FaceTime. At the point, it is not known whether those calls will count towards your carrier minutes, but it also seems unlikely. Rather, there will be a growing number of background apps alerting you as to when you’ve reached a certain data limit, so as not to go over your 2GB monthly limit on AT&T.

(via VentureBeat)