Skype the acquisition of 65% of Skype for $1.9 billion from eBay, which attributed to the enterprise a market value of $2.92 billion. Microsoft bought Skype in May 2011 for $8.5 billion. Skype division headquarters are in Luxembourg, but most of the development team and 44% of all the division's employees are still situated in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia. Skype allows users to communicate over the Internet by voice, using a microphone, by video using a webcam, and by instant messaging. Skype-to-Skype calls to other users are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones (over traditional telephone
Features of Skype fee using prepaid Skype Credit or a subscription (see below). This fee can be as low as per minute for most developed countries, and as high as per minute for calls to the Inmarsat numbers. In January 2007, Skype introduced a 0.03 connection fee for each call that connected to a landline or mobile number. After 180 days of inactivity, a user's Skype Credit balance is deactivated; however, it can be reactivated. On 19 December 2006, Skype announced that there would be a new pricing structure in 2007. Details of a new scheme were released 18 January 2007. The initial