Technology | Skype Skype Blackout Hits Millions Worldwide Firm says service slowing returning By Matt Cantor Posted Dec 23, 2010 9:00 AM CST Copied In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo, Ed Ho, right, demonstrates the online telecommunications service Skype with friend Daren Tsui, on screen, at Ho's home in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Millions worldwide have been hit with a Skype outage that began yesterday, the BBC reports. The online communications service says that failed “supernodes,” which “act a bit like phone directories,” are at fault. Now, Skype is trying to build “mega-supernodes” to fix the issue. The company says service is slowly returning, with millions back online. Read These Next White House isn't happy about the pick for the Nobel Peace Prize. Multiple people are dead or missing after an explosion in Tennessee. It started with failure to say 'thank you,' ended with murder. Trump administration begins federal layoffs amid shutdown. Report an error