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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.