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To: Bill Harmond who wrote (26535)	12/7/2005 10:16:06 AM
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09:25 YHOO Yahoo! expands reach into Internet calling market-- Mercury News (40.19 ) The Mercury News reports that Yahoo (YHOO) is expanding its reach in the fast-growing Internet calling market, offering a service that will allow people to make and receive low-cost computer calls to and from regular phones. The long-expected move could make the Sunnyvale company one of the biggest players in the Internet phone-calling market, along with eBay-owned Skype Technologies, Vonage and others. Yahoo would not say when it will launch the service, but the date is expected to be unveiled soon. With the new service, the estimated 82 million people worldwide who use Yahoo instant messenger will be able to call any traditional fixed or wireless phone number in 180 countries. They will also be able to purchase a phone number with which to receive calls. Although the calls will not be free, they will be extraordinarily inexpensive (a penny a minute to anywhere in the U.S. and less than 2 cents a minute to more than 30 countries, including China, Japan and Sweden). Jeff Bonforte, senior director of voice product management for Yahoo, said that even with the low pricing, Yahoo should enjoy a nice profit margin. Because of its size, Yahoo was able to negotiate appealing prices for the calling minutes it needs to buy from phone companies.