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telegeography.com - 3/24/2009

Skype

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s share of the international long-distance pie on the increase CommsUpdate Image New data from TeleGeography show that international voice traffic continues to rise, despite the availability of an ever-broader range of substitutes for standard telephone calls. Cross-border telephone traffic grew ...

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