With the cost of the network paid for by its customers, Internet phone company Skype signed up 400 millions users in its first five years.

由用户支付网络成本的互联网电话公司Skype，在其开办后第一个五年的注册用户就达4亿。

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The components, which together cost about $350, plug into an Internet-enabled mobile phone that rests in the wearer’s pocket.

这些总共花了大约350美元的零组件，插在一个能上网的手机上，手机放在人衣袋里。

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With the cost of the network paid for by its customers, Internet phone company Skype signed up 400 million users in its first five years.

由于网络成本有消费者来承担，网络电话公司Skype的注册用户数在五年就达到了4亿。

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The company in October will launch a hybrid voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that it says combines the low cost of Internet phone calls with the reliability of traditional phone lines.

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Moreover, traffic on the Internet dodges the fees, taxes and tariffs that inflate the cost of plain old phone service.

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