Free Calling in the US and Canada

Every so often, there emerges a technology so disruptive that it shakes up the industry. Today, Skype just announced free calls to anywhere in the US and Canada. In short, it's an announcement worth blogging about. While I don't expect the masses to ditch their landlines for Skype anytime soon, I expect it will increase awareness of VoIP and make the traditional telcos think. Telcos have spent millions of dollars to create their networks and it's tough to compete against free. Skype's free calling is available until the end of the year so I look forward to see how this experiment turns out. The telephone landscape could change sooner than expected.