so says Frank Meehan, of O2 in the UK in a panel on mobile carrier strategies :
"So we basically told people, if you spend 10 pounds a month and top it off every month, you get Skype for free. That’s driven incredible loyalty to the device. We have a huge level of top-offs and we’re seeing growth on voice and text on those devices. So we built everything into the address book and you’re always logged into Skype and everything is integrated so that ease of use is integrated, and that’s driving usage. It works and it’s very profitable for us."
In the US, Skype has to complain to the FCC because the carriers are not allowing users networks open to VoIP.
Two nations separated by a common dial tone?
