When Internet calls became practical

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Early Internet-calling adoption, a client’s delighted report of a call to South Africa and predictions of converging services. Skype and the shift away from conventional telephone networks make this broader history, not a minor-service advertisement.

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Proposed recording date: 2004-06-05. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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