Skype is launching Skype Cards, a new payment option for the Mexico market (view press release). The cards will be sold in two denominations, the USD 100 pesos card offers a monthly calling plan for unlimited calls to landlines and mobile phones in the USA, and the USD 150 pesos card provides a Skype Credit balance for calls to telephone numbers in around 170 countries paying per minute, and other Skype paid-for products such as group video calling. Skype Cards will be available at retailers including El Palacio de Hierro, 7 Eleven, RadioShack and Best Buy.
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