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Skype Launches $9.95 Plan for Unlimited Foreign Calls

Flat rate covers calls to 34 countries

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 22, 2008 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – Internet calling system Skype is introducing a plan for unlimited overseas phone calls for $9.95 a month, CNET reports. The plan includes 34 European and Far Eastern countries, along with Australia and New Zealand—but the deal is limited to landlines except for calls... Read full story »

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