The next day Microsoft said it was buying Skype, an internet calling and video service, for $8.5 billion.

另外，就是第二天微软就宣布以85亿美元收购网络视频通话公司Skype。

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But industry analysts say the phone companies are facing problems that will continue to hasten the shift to Internet calling.

但是业内分析师说，电话公司正面临问题，会不断加速转向互联网电话。

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Another analyst, Steve Clement from Pacific Crest, said that anybody who is tempted by Internet calling services has likely already disconnected their home phone.

另一位分析师，来自太平洋雷斯特的史蒂夫·克莱门特说，不管是谁都可能被互联网电话服务诱惑，断掉家庭电话。

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He points to Skype's free Internet calling, with its threat to the phone companies' most lucrative business.

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Others that fully work in the background include Internet calling apps, and those that perform long downloads.

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The burgeoning industry of low-cost internet calling is not required to uphold classic (and often cumbersome) telecoms rules.

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