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Skype Announces Unlimited Long-Distance Calls to over a Third of the World´s Population



    Skype announced unlimited* calling today to over a third of the
    world´s population with the launch of its new calling subscriptions.
    The new subscriptions signal the first time Skype has offered a
    single, monthly flat rate for international calling to landline
    numbers in 34 countries.

    The new subscriptions have no long-term contract. You can make
    calls whenever you want - at any time of the day, on any day of the
    week. From today, you can choose from three types of subscription -
    from unlimited calls to landlines in the country of your choice
    through to landlines in 34 destination countries worldwide.

    Stefan Oberg, VP & GM telecoms at Skype said, "This move is a
    natural step for Skype. Skype was founded on the principle of making
    free voice and video calls available to people all around the world.
    And now we´re making it even easier for the Skype community to call
    their friends and family who are not yet on Skype. Our subscriptions
    give people an easy, hassle-free choice for how and when they want to
    catch up with their loved ones."

    Oberg continued, "For example if you live in London, for just EUR
    2.95 a month, you can call your grandmother in Poland, whenever you
    like, talk for up to six hours at a time, and not worry about how much
    it´s costing you. Your grandmother doesn´t need to understand the
    internet. You just use your Skype subscription to make the call and
    she just picks up the phone. And if you have friends and family spread
    over the world, you can reach them all for as little as EUR 8.95 a
    month. When you combine the free features Skype is known for - from
    instant messaging to conference calling to video calls - with our
    subscriptions, it´s hard to find a better alternative."

    309 million people all over the world use Skype in all sorts of
    ways - whether it´s a weekly video call with a sister in Paris or
    sending an instant message to a college friend in Tokyo or calling a
    business contact overseas.

    To purchase a subscription, simply go to
    skype.com/go/subscriptions for more details. If you purchase one of
    the new subscriptions for a 3-month or 12-month period before June 1st
    2008, you will receive a further 33% discount.

    About Skype´s calling subscriptions:

    Skype users around the world can choose to subscribe to any one of
    the following calling subscriptions based on their individual calling
    needs:

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    EUROPE

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in the

    EUR 2.95/month

    Country

    European country of your choice

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 20

    EUR 3.95/month

    Europe

    European countries

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 34

    EUR 8.95/month

    World

    countries worldwide
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    US & CANADA
    Unlimited US & Unlimited calls* to United States and

    EUR 1.95/month

    Canada

    Canada landlines and cell phones

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in Mexico

    Unlimited

    City, Monterrey, Guadalajara. Plus

    EUR 3.95/month

    Mexico

    discounted rates to landlines and cell

    phones in the rest of Mexico

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 34

    EUR 6.95/month

    World

    countries worldwide

    ASIA

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in one of EUR 3.95/month

    Country

    34 countries

    200 minutes of calls to landlines and

    Asia 200

    mobiles in China, Hong Kong, Japan and EUR 5.95/month

    Taiwan per month

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 34

    EUR 8.95/month

    World

    countries worldwide
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    BRAZIL

    Brazil 400

    400 minutes of calls to landlines in

    EUR 5.95/month

    Brazil per month

    World 400

    400 minutes of calls to landlines in

    EUR 9.95/month

    Brazil and 34 countries per month

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 34

    EUR 8.95/month

    World

    countries worldwide (excl. Brazil)
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    REST OF WORLD

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in one of EUR 3.95/month

    Country

    34 countries

    Unlimited

    Unlimited calls* to landlines in 34

    EUR 8.95/month

    World

    countries worldwide
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    You will only pay one flat monthly fee. There are no hidden costs
    or additional connection charges.

    In parallel with our new subscriptions, Skype continues to offer
    its Pay As You Go option. Put as little as EUR 10 on your Skype
    account and you can call whoever you want, whenever you want at very
    low rates.

    *Unlimited calling: all calls are subject to Skype´s fair usage
    policy which is set at 10,000 minutes per month (which equates to more
    than 5 hours of calling per day). Calls to premium, non-geographic and
    other special numbers are excluded.

    About Skype

    Millions of people every day use Skype software to communicate
    with others through free voice and video calls, as well as instant
    messages. Skype´s 309 million registered users have made more than 100
    billion minutes worth of free Skype-to-Skype calls. Many people also
    use SkypeOut(TM) or one of our global subscriptions to save money when
    calling landlines and mobiles at home and abroad. No longer bound to
    the computer, Skype conversations can also be had on a broad range of
    cordless handsets, mobile devices and other Skype Certified(TM)
    hardware. We´ve made it easy for Skype users to list and recommend
    their favourite local businesses to the rest of the community with
    SkypeFind. And even when you´re fluent in Skype, there is always more
    to discover: hundreds of third-party developers have created software
    plug-ins that make Skype even more useful. All of this makes Skype the
    leading global internet communications company.

    Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY), and you can learn more
    and get Skype at www.skype.com.

    Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts

    associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.

    Access to a broadband Internet connection is required for Skype
    and all Skype Certified devices and accessories. Skype is not a
    replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used
    for emergency calling.

    Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts

    associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.