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UXEMBOURG, August 31, 2011 - Skype today announced that now it will be even easier for U.S. and Canada-based consumers to enjoy the convenience of low-cost Skype calling from the home phone with the introduction of the FREETALK® Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter for Skype. This hassle-free solution will allow consumers to use their existing handsets to make free Skype-to-Skype calls and affordable calls to landlines and mobile phones worldwide.

The FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter is the latest product in the FREETALK line-up that is designed to make it easier for consumers to enjoy Skype conversations to anyone else using Skype, regardless of their device, including: computers (PC, Mac or Linux), iPhone, iPad, Android smartphones and even to a Skype-enabled HDTV. Consumers can also receive Skype to Skype calls from other Skype users on their landline phone using the Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter.

The FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter, which can store up to 100 speed dials/Skype contacts, only requires a PC for the initial set up. Cord and cables needed to connect to home phones and to the Internet are included in box. To use it, all a consumer needs is a broadband Internet connection and a home phone. This means that once the adapter is set up, they don't have to turn on their computers to connect with friends and family through Skype. If the consumer wants to make a call using their traditional landline, the FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter allows them to choose that option as well.

"Our mission is to make Skype available everywhere so consumers can enjoy conversations whenever and wherever they are," said Neil Stevens, Skype's vice president and general manager for product and marketing. "We are delighted to have partners that help us deliver on this mission through the introduction of new products such as the Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter. Now, using Skype at home is as simple as picking up a handset and dialing."

In addition to the FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter, Skype is also announcing the availability of a new cordless phone from GE certified by Skype. The GE Digital Cordless Expandable Telephone with Skype (GE 31591) is the latest in a line of popular Skype ready handsets, which will give consumers the ability to connect with Skype contacts for free, make low-cost calls to mobiles and landlines and manage their Skype contacts without the need of a PC.

Skype is also introducing a number of affordable bundles for both products that consumers can choose from, based on their specific calling needs:

FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter Bundles:

FREETALK Connect•Me + more than 60 minutes** of complimentary free calls to landlines and mobiles via Skype ($39.99)
FREETALK Connect•Me + 12 months of calls to landlines and mobile phones in the U.S. and Canada and 200 minutes**of calls to international landlines and mobiles ($59.99)
FREETALK Connect•Me + a 3-month Unlimited*World subscription to the US and Canada plus landlines in 40 other countries ($59.99)

GE Digital Cordless Expandable Phone:

Cordless Phone + 400 minutes** of calls to international landlines and mobiles ($69.99)
Cordless Phone + 12 months of unlimited* calling to landlines and mobile phones in the U.S. and Canada and 200** minutes of calls to international landlines and mobiles ($89.99)
Cordless Phone + a 3-month Unlimited* World calling subscription to the US and Canada plus landlines in 40 other countries ($89.99)

The FREETALK Connect•Me Home Phone Adapter and GE Digital Cordless Expandable Telephone are available through the online Skype Shop, the eBuyNow online retail store and other authorized global retailers and e-tailers.

About Skype Skype is communications software whose purpose is to break down barriers to communication. With an Internet-connected device, families, friends and colleagues can get together for free with messaging, voice and video. At low cost, they can also call landlines or mobiles virtually anywhere in the world. Skype has recently introduced group video, allowing groups of more than two people to do things together whenever they're apart.

Founded in 2003 and based in Luxembourg. Skype can be downloaded onto computers, mobile phones and other connected devices for free at www.skype.com.