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Lycos and Jajah enter a crowded internet calling market
In March 2006, Lycos and Jajah introduced internet telephony services in the United States, joining an already competitive group of voice providers.
What was announced or reported
Lycos combined PC calling and messaging with media features and promotional calling terms. Jajah offered a different approach after operating in Europe. Both were presented as entrants trying to stand out among services from Skype, AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and others.
Context and limits
The offers, free minutes and per-minute comparisons in the original were launch-period marketing details. They should be read as a picture of the 2006 VoIP market, not current prices or product availability.
Why the distinction matters
The launch illustrates how providers used bundles, trial minutes and added features to differentiate services that otherwise shared the same basic promise of inexpensive internet calling. The record does not verify the durability of any of those launch incentives. No present availability is inferred from the launch announcement.