3 launches new Skype mobile phone
 

*Read more/source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7066271.stm)*
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Mobile phone provider 3 has launched a new handset that will allow users to make free calls over the internet via telephony service Skype.
Users will also be able to use Skype’s instant messaging service, 3 said.
But while people using Skype on their computers are able to make cheap global calls to any phone number, this will not be possible via the new 3 handset.
Skype has about 246 million registered users worldwide and is one of the firms reshaping the global phone industry.

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