Hamburg - Skype, the company which provides free phone services via the internet, slammed German wireless company T-Mobile on Saturday over its announced ban on skyping with the Apple iPhone.
The ban, put in place this month, has raised hackles in the technology media round the world.
Jean-Jacques Sahel, Skype's senior executive for regulation issues in Europe, said the ban had come as a surprise. He accused T-Mobile's parent, Deutsche Telekom, of suppressing competition.
Skype is a subsidiary of the US-based internet auction service eBay.