EBay to buy Skype
12th Sep 2005, 12:04 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc. EBAY.O has agreed to buy the fast-growing Internet start-up Skype in a move to add free Web telephone calls to its online auctions and fuel growth, the companies confirmed on Monday.
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