Skype number advantageous for customers?

I work for a company based in Belgium.
We are thinking about getting skype numbers. 
But my question is, in what way can this be advantageous for our customers?
We have customers all over the world, do we need a skype number for (every area in ) each country to make sure they can call us at a low rate?
Any other suggestions/solutions?
Thank you!

up to 10 Skype Numbers can be associated with a single Skype account
the only way to receive calls from the regular phone network to Skype is via a Skype Number
a call to a Skype Number will ring the Skype Name associated with that number, regardless of where in the world that Skype Name is signed in
the whole idea of a Skype Number is to provide a regular phone number that will be cheap (ideally free) for the people you expect calls from
Regards,
Neil

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