Skype Doubles Connection Fees For Some International Calls

[JMH]

The recession might be global, but Skype — the world’s largest international phone company — wants more pennies from the pockets of its customers who place overseas calls to landlines and mobile phones.
Starting on September 6, Skype is doubling its connection fee for calls to most countries from 3.9 cents to 7.9 cents. The connection fee remains 3.9 cents for calls to so-called Global Rate Countries, a selection of countries that includes Germany, the U.K. and the United States. Calls to those countries cost 2.1 cents per minute after the first minute, which will cost 6 cents in total.
Skype is doubling the rates as part of a normal process of looking at prices and making any necessary adjustments, according to a Skype spokesman, who points out that Skype subscribers won’t see a price increase, and Skype-to-Skype calls remain free. The rate change was quietly announced on a hard-to-find page on Skype’s site.

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[Dwarf]

Do you think that this has something to do with it?

Online auction site eBay is poised to say it has agreed to sell internet phone company Skype, reports say.

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[JMH]

Very interesting.

 

[Tstright]

I am guessing everyone expects them to never raise prices?