Is Skype For iPhone A Telco Trojan Horse?

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It shouldn't come as a surprise if mobile phone networks start what will essentially be a tug of war. T-Mobile has already said that it will be banning Skype on iPhone in Germany. O2 could enforce more stringently the terms and conditions that legally binds iPhone users in UK. Unlike Youtube or Last.fm, VoIP is not a victimless crime as, from the telcos perspective, it literally robs them from potential revenue.

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