Skype causing problems entering phone number on contact page

When I try to enter a real phone number in the contact.html page, the Skype icon appears before the phone number, the phone number is highlighted (even inside the <a href="tel:888-888-8888">, and the workspace editor goes crazy. If I try to delete a character, the wrong character gets deleted. If I try to add the </a> tag, it adds just an a. It thinks the syntax for the rest of the unordered list is wrong. I'm guessing this is probably because the workspace editor doesn't realize the Skype icon is there, and so it's lost track of which characters are where.

Does anyone know of a way to keep that Skype icon from appearing automatically when i enter a phone number in the workspace? If not, do you have any suggestions for finishing the syntax on the line correctly?

This is the line as I'm trying to enter it: <li class="phone"><a href="tel:423-661-8875">423-661-8875</a></li>

As long as I enter a fake phone number, it is fine. It only misbehaves when I enter a real phone number, and it does it for any real phone number I type in.

If there's a way to send you a screen shot of what appears when i type in a real phone number, let me know.

Thanks for any help, Vicki