Count me in the stats between using Skype and Google Voice to make computer calls. 
The number of adults in the U.S. who make phone calls over the Internet has risen exponentially in recent years. According to a survey released Monday from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, about a quarter of American adult Internet users have used the Internet to make calls.
via Mashable! by Emily Banks on 5/30/11
The number of adults in the U.S. who make phone calls over the Internet has risen exponentially in recent years. According to a survey released Monday from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, about a quarter of American adult Internet users have used the Internet to make calls.
In early 2007, only 8% of Internet users had ever placed a call online. And during other times in the 2000s, about 10% of web users had made calls online.
The study, conducted in April and May, also found that on average, 5% of Internet users on any given day are online to make calls. In 2007, that number was 2%, and at various points in the 2000s it was closer to 1%.
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