Skype Connection Issues

After the most recent updates, I've discovered an infuriating issue with Skype.
I am in two group chats, for weekly gaming with friends. In each of these, we've had little issue connecting and chatting with each other. However, after the most recent updates, we've noticed a problem. Some of us can join the call, and the rest of us only see the black bar at the top telling us a call exists. When we try to join, it immediately disconnects us and shows the call bar once more. We cannot join, no matter what, but can still chat with the rest of the group via PM. For some reason, this only seems to happen when USA players host the call. When our two friends in Australia host, there is no trouble at all.
What makes this even more infuriating is the fact that it happens sporadically. There seems to be no pattern to it.
YES, all of us have the most recent version. YES, all of us have stable internet. And YES, all of us have computers that can handle Skype. We've been able to handle it before the latest update.
I expect an answer from Skype as to why they're system is dying after this update.

Okay. By checking the inbound and outbound rules in my firewall I found some rules associated with skype that was blocking it from connecting, by getting rid of it my skype is now connecting normally and working perfectly.
Thank you.
/ Resolved.
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