In a few short years, users can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction
fees, eBay's chief executive said on Wednesday. Seeking to justify eBay's $4 billion purchase last week of Web-based communications phenomenon Skype Technologies, Meg Whitman countered criticism by a
financial analyst during the company's quarterly conference call by agreeing with some of his points.
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