Personal account on business laptop

Our company has recently employed a guy who will be travelling more or less constantly. We have provided him with a company laptop and smartphone. He's requested that we install Skype on the laptop so that he can contact family etc when away from home. I was wondering what the rules are in regards to someone using Skype for personal use on a business device? Would this be in breach of any licensing agreements or incur any cost/subscription?
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Hi, GW85, and welcome to the Community,
Not a problem and not at all.  The Skype software "client" does not "belong" to any particular account; in other words, he can create his own account and once he signs off, anyone else could also use Skype by signing in with their own credentials.  Here is a link to the legal documentation:  http://www.skype.com/en/legal/
Since the account he is creating would be his, he can purchase credit or subscriptions on his own, depending upon what he needs.
Regards,
Elaine
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