Ghanaian ISP NCS has just launched its own version of Skype called Clicktel (www.clicktel.biz) to its own customers. It offers free PC to PC telephone commmunication and global PSTN calling.

As with Skype, PC to PC calls are free but you have to pay for calls to numbers operated by telcos. All you need is: a PC with a sound card, an internet connection (preferably broadband), PC Phone software (downloadable at www.clicktel.biz/download.htm) and a computer headphone or headset with microphone. It offers similar low rates to Skype for calls to PSTN numbers and there is a rates page on its site. There is a minimum payment of USD10. It promises a password for customers "via email in less than 48hrs".