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Skype sent out an email informing some of their London clientele that their numbers will stop working as of 20 December 2007.
“We’re very sorry to tell you that we have to change your SkypeIn number,” the email said. “As some of you may know, we get SkypeIn numbers from a variety of telecoms suppliers. Unfortunately, we have to return some of the 0207 SkypeIn numbers to one of our suppliers of London numbers.”
According to MacWorld, the problems may be due to a commercial dispute between Skype and its supplier.
“Service providers such as Skype buy banks of numbers from telecoms companies, who request numbers in batches of 10,000 from the UK telecoms regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom). The commercial agreements between service providers and the telecoms are not regulated by Ofcom,” stated MacWorld.
The central London Skype numbers affected, in the range 0207870 and 0207871, are managed by Gamma Telecom Holdings, a UK company specializing in voice over IP applications.
Skype’s mishap may turn out to be a huge plus for other VoIP providers. One UK-based VoIP company, Voipfone, has said that the affected Skype users will be added to their network free of charge and furthermore they expect these new customers to discover that once they have switched over they will pay less than they currently do via Skype.
Colin Duffy, the Chief Executive Officer of Voipfone said, “This must be distressing, expensive and inconvenient times for all Skype customers with 0207 numbers. With companies facing mail shots, business cards and stationery that are all having to be scrapped, we are really pleased to be in a position to help.”
“We’re very sorry to tell you that we have to change your SkypeIn number,” the email said. “As some of you may know, we get SkypeIn numbers from a variety of telecoms suppliers. Unfortunately, we have to return some of the 0207 SkypeIn numbers to one of our suppliers of London numbers.”
According to MacWorld, the problems may be due to a commercial dispute between Skype and its supplier.
“Service providers such as Skype buy banks of numbers from telecoms companies, who request numbers in batches of 10,000 from the UK telecoms regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofcom). The commercial agreements between service providers and the telecoms are not regulated by Ofcom,” stated MacWorld.
The central London Skype numbers affected, in the range 0207870 and 0207871, are managed by Gamma Telecom Holdings, a UK company specializing in voice over IP applications.
Skype’s mishap may turn out to be a huge plus for other VoIP providers. One UK-based VoIP company, Voipfone, has said that the affected Skype users will be added to their network free of charge and furthermore they expect these new customers to discover that once they have switched over they will pay less than they currently do via Skype.
Colin Duffy, the Chief Executive Officer of Voipfone said, “This must be distressing, expensive and inconvenient times for all Skype customers with 0207 numbers. With companies facing mail shots, business cards and stationery that are all having to be scrapped, we are really pleased to be in a position to help.”