"Two people briefed on the company's plans" tell The New York Times that eBay will announce today that it's selling Skype to some private investors.

How much might eBay get for the Internet calling company? As the Times notes, eBay has said it wants about $2 billion.

The company isn't commenting.

Bloomberg News capsulizes Skype's history this way:

Skype, started in 2002, lets people make calls from their computers to land lines and mobile phones, as well as other computers. It makes money when users call regular phones, set up voice mail and use text-messaging services.