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Skype’s Free Phone Call Plan Will Soon Have Annual Fee

Matt Richtel writes in The News York Times:

Skype, the Internet calling service owned by eBay, said Tuesday that as of Jan. 1 it would begin charging $30 a year for unlimited calls to landline and mobile phones within the United States and Canada. Those calls had been free since last spring.

The new annual fee for unlimited calling, while still nominal compared with other Internet calling plans, is part of a broader strategy by eBay to expand Skype’s product offerings and revenue.

posted by Fergie @ 12/12/2006 11:02:00 PM