Attention Apple - I've Been Waiting in iPhone Dev Center for Weeks!

We are fast at work designing an InGameNow iPhone Application that will deliver real-time sports scores and banter to your phone... and we're now finalizing the product - but we've been we can't launch until we hear back from Apple. We've been stuck in Apple's Developer Center blackhole for nearly three weeks.

We are waiting to be accepted as developers - not even to have our application reviewed and approved! I am amazed that this process takes weeks... I understand the need for quality control - particularly for paid applications. And I imagine that that Apple is overwhelmed at the moment.... but:

- We are providing a free application - And haven't even had our *account* accepted

Any hints in how to accelerate this process?! I'm getting quite frustrated!