• Tom Online comes to Skype's aid in China (ChinaTechNews.com). Skype's closest partner in China is negotiating with China's telcom operators on Skype's behalf.
• US Verso Tech confirms sale of Skype-blocking software in China (Forbes). How do you say "negotiating power" in Mandarin?
• Microsoft roars into VoIP market (Computerworld). "Industry observers say the catalyst for this is Skype..."
• Radio Shack to offer a range of Skype-related Products (The New York Times). Skype to be featured in holiday catalogs and displayed in stores with special "kiosks."
• ETel: Makers Wanted! (O'Reilly Radar Blog) "...looking for participants in the ETel Fair at our Emerging Telephony conference (conference is Jan 24-26, San Francisco; Fair is the evening of the 25th)".

Thanks to contributor Rick Hultz,a telecom and technology analyst who has followed Skype since it's beginning.