Skype announces unlimited long-distance calls Skype announces unlimited long-distance calls to over a third of the world's population Luxembourg, 21st April, 2008 Skype announced unlimited* calling today to over a third of the worlds 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 were 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 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 its costing you. Your grandmother doesnt 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 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, its hard to find a better alternative. 309 million people all over the world use Skype in all sorts of ways whether its 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.
