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eBay's Skype Takes a Toll on Telcos

Stock quotes in this article: EBAY , GOOG , VZ , CVC , TWC , CMCSA  

Skype's new business plan seeks to boost eBay's (EBAY) slumping sales growth by aiming at corporate calling.

In other words, the Interent comes calling on the telco's sweet spot.

The Luxembourg-based voice-over-Internet shop announced a service that allows businesses to make cheap Net calls over existing office-phone systems. The service also includes a Business Control Panel that gives IT managers the ability to allocate Skype phone numbers and control payments.

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