The release of an official Skype application for the iPhone appears to have been controversial for both mobile carriers and consumers. The Voice-Over-IP software allows iPhone users to make phone calls over Wi-Fi to other Skype users or even to regular landline phones. Obviously, such functionality could compete with mobile carrier’s own voice serv

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The FCC has turned a deaf ear toward advocates who wanted better citizen deals for wireless – until now. FreePress lawyers have some overwhelming facts to support their case – 1 million+ copies of the popular Skype VoIP software have been downloaded, but can only be used when they are off AT&T’s network using wifi in a home, office or coffee shop.

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Wireless providers, such as Clearwire Corp., have successfully argued they should be able to prevent customers from using some bandwidth-hogging Internet services, like file-sharing, because their wireless networks have capacity issues.

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