Skype and Verizon announced a partnership this morning at Mobile World Congress that will put Skype on all Verizon smartphones like the line of BlackBerries, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, and others.

- 3G smartphone users with a data plan can make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the world.

- Calls to international phone numbers will be at the Skype Out calling rate, if made through Skype mobile.

- Users can send and receive instant messages to other Skype users and remain connected to see friends’ online statuses.