The German arm of mobile operator
Vodafone
has managed temporarily to block rival
T-Mobile
from selling
Apple's
iPhone in Germany.
Vodafone obtained a restraining order against T-Mobile from a regional court
in Hamburg on Monday over sales practices surrounding T-Mobile's exclusive deal
with Apple to sell the iPhone in Germany.
A Vodafone spokesman said that the operator is not upset at being unable to
sell the iPhone, but is concerned about T-Mobile's limiting the phone to certain
price plans rather than its full portfolio of subscriptions choices.
The restraining order does not aim at stopping sales completely, but Vodafone
believes that "T-Mobile has breached a local law in Germany" and that
limitations are bad for customers.
German mobile operator
Debitel
has also lodged a complaint with Germany's telecoms regulator about the deal.
"It is not permissible to link the use of the iPhone exclusively to
T-Mobile's network," said a Debitel spokeswoman.
T-Mobile refused to comment on the action taken by Vodafone, but did confirm
that it had received the injunction. The company said that the "legal basis for
the injunction is currently being examined".
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