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EBAY News New Skype Unlimited Calling Plan Announced

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skype:

TITLE:         New Skype Unlimited Calling Plan Announced
               12 Months of Unlimited Skype Calls to Any Phone within
               Canada and the U.S. for a Flat Annual Rate. New plan
               offers consumers and small businesses another great
               communications option that is priced very competitively
               to save them hundred of dollars compared to the high
               rates of traditional phone plans.

DATE OF FEED:  Wednesday, December 13, 2006

TIME OF FEED:  12:30 - 1:00 p.m. (12:30 - 13:00) EST Continuous Loop

COORDINATES:   Anik F2, C Band, Transponder 7B, downlink frequency
               3980V, audio subcarriers 6.2 and 6.8

STORY SUMMARY:

Skype, the global Internet communications company, today announced a new offering for Canadian and U.S. consumers—the Skype Unlimited Calling plan. This paid annual subscription service allows registered users to make 12 months of unlimited SkypeOut calls to any phone within Canada and the U.S. SkypeOut is a low cost way to make calls from Skype to landlines or cell phones. This is the first time that Skype is making an annual subscription calling plan available anywhere in the world. The Skype Unlimited Calling plan is available starting December 13^th for a flat rate of Cdn $35.00 per year. But, people who sign up for the new plan before January 31, 2007, will receive a special discounted introductory rate of Cdn $17.50—50 per cent off the regular price. While Skype to Skype calls remain free, the new Skype Unlimited Calling plan is an easier and cheaper way for the growing number of SkypeOut users to stay in touch with friends and family over any phone line. The new pricing plan follows Skype’s very successful promotion in which SkypeOut calls within Canada and the U.S. are free until December 31, 2006.

VISUALS INCLUDE:

This b-roll contains footage of:

• Don Albert, General Manager, Skype North America
• Robert Pagliarini, Personal Finance Expert and author of The Six-Day Financial Makeover
• Jill Anzarut, Toronto-based Skype user
• Screen shots and demonstrations of Skype software
• Exteriors/Interiors, Skype North America