Skype has introduced a subscription fee for calls to the USA since 2007.

Beginning in 2007, calls to American phones as part of SkypeOut service will cease to be free. Promotional campaign ended. For the service, Skype plans to charge users $ 30 a year . For those who purchase the “unlimited” package by January 31, the service for the first year will cost $ 15. A minute of conversation within the United States and Canada will cost 2.1 cents.

Innovation applies only to calls to landlines and mobile phones in the US and Canada. Conversations between users of ordinary computers will still remain free, and other SkypeOut tariffs will remain the same, writes TechCrunch .