An Internet telephone and video calling service from Skype Limited, Luxembourg (www.skype.com), a division of Microsoft. Being software based, calls from Skype subscribers originate from their computers, and all computer-to-computer calls between subscribers are free, including video calls. Access to regular telephones is also available. With "SkypeOut," users dial a regular telephone for a low per-minute charge. "SkypeIn" lets people worldwide call a Skype subscriber from a regular telephone by dialing a local Skype phone number.

In May 2010, Skype introduced its group video calling service that lets five people have a videoconference.