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Over the top telecom player Skypetoday said it will stop calling facility from its applicationon mobile and landlines within India from November 10.
“As of November 10, 2014 Skype will end support forcalling within India, meaning calls to mobiles and landlinesfrom Skype within India will no longer be available,” Skype’sparent company Microsoft said in a statement.
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Using a feature of Skype, a user can make video or voicecalls using internet service for which he will be only charged forinternet consumed for the service.The statement did not clarify reasons for the move.The announcement comes within a week of Microsoft’s mobilephone arm launching a new smartphone, Lumia 730, in Indiawhich positions itself as phone fit for Skype calls andvideos.
Microsoft said: “users in India can still make freeSkype-to-Skype calls worldwide, international calls to mobilesand landlines and users outside the country can call mobilesand landlines in India.”
It added that Skype WiFi and SMS messages are alsoavailable to users in India.
People prefer to use Skype for making free calls usingInternet service. The application has witnessed increasdadoption with boom in smartphone in India.Telecom operators in India have made hue and cry overapplications like Skype cutting their revenue share.
PTI