Skype and Verizon have announced a joint news conference during the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Speaking will be John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Verizon Wireless, and Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Skype.
To listen to a teleconference of the news conference, participants may call: 877-883-4690 (toll free within the U.S. and Canada) or +1 706-758-5386 (international) at 5:15 p.m. CET (11:15 a.m. EST / 8:15 a.m. PST) on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
It's believed that the two companies will announce a partnership to allow Skype over Verizon's network and possibly preload the app on some phones.