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Mobile broadband users clock up 1 billion call minutes on Skype on 3
Wednesday 10th February 2010, by Daniel King
Mobile broadband users have clocked up more than a billion minutes of free calls with the network 3, since its Skype on 3 function was released.
Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain, was on hand recently to use a mobile broadband connection to discuss the Haiti relief fund with Merlin - a charity that has been helping in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in the country.
That call helped the telecommunications firm pass the landmark.
The call was particularly relevant as the quake has destroyed a large portion of Haiti's phone lines, meaning survivors have been left to rely on mobile internet to communicate.
According to 3, more than three million minutes of calls are made using Skype on 3 every day.
Mr Timms said: "Digital Britain sets out a framework for the modernisation and growth of the UKs communications infrastructure. This will enable internet technologies such as Skype to thrive, ensuring Britain sustains its position as a leading digital economy."
Customers of 3 are currently the only people in Britain to be offered the service for free, although those with broadband internet access from a home computer can sign up to Skype for nothing.
3 launched its service in May 2009 - which could make the passing of the one billion minutes mark especially impressive.
Figures released recently by TeleGeography showed that 54 million minutes of cross-border calls were made using Skype in 2009.
The cheap nature of the service has made it particularly popular with those who wish to call people who are overseas.
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