Skype Paid Services to Shut Down—Users Must Migrate to Microsoft Teams by May 5

Microsoft announced it will discontinue paid Skype features for new users, retain access for existing subscribers until their billing cycle ends, and after May 5 make internet calling available only via Skype’s website or Microsoft Teams; the company plans to migrate Skype’s calling functionality into Teams, provides instructions to import chat history and contacts or export them before the deadline, and positions the change alongside Teams’ growth and Skype’s declining prominence.