Skype Access, pay-as-you-go Internet that uses your Skype Credit to get online, has officially launched a partner program for WiFi hotspot operators.

Leading WiFi hotspot providers around the globe including BT Openzone, Fon, Tomizone and others have signed on to provide Internet access for consumer and business users on-the-go using Skype.

With one click, Skype users can connect to the Internet through a WiFi operator partner in over 500,000 hotspots around the globe including 500 airports, 30,000 hotels and numerous cafes, trains, planes, offices buildings, and convention centers.

Whether in a neighbourhood cafe or in the airport on a business trip, one can quickly connect to the Internet for voice and video calls, email, or simply surfing the web, said a statement.

Rather than paying costly per day or per hour Internet access fees, Skype Access allows customers to pay per minute using Skype Credit to control costs at rates starting at £.04 /€.05/$.06per minute.

All a customer needs is a connection to a Skype Access compatible hotspot and the latest version of Skype for Mac or Windows.

Through the Skype Access partnership program, WiFi operators are able to generate additional revenues from untapped users who prefer pay-as-you-go models versus traditional vouchers. – TradeArabia News Service