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Zoom Lifts Time Limit During the Holidays

by WAYA Staff - Dec 21, 2020
Zoom Lifts Time Limit During the Holidays
Source: Zoom

COVID-19 cases are making a comeback and countries around the world closing their borders and imposing lockdowns in efforts to curb the spread. On its part, US-based communications technology company Zoom Video Communications has decided to drop the 40-minute time limit on free accounts to encourage people to stay at home and stay safe.

“COVID-19 has changed how we live, work, and celebrate in 2020, and like everything else this year, the holiday season doesn’t look the same. As a token of appreciation to our users during an extraordinary time, we’re removing the 40-minute limit on free Zoom accounts for all meetings globally for several upcoming special occasions.”

Zoom blog post

Here are the dates and times for unlimited meetings:

  • 10 a.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 17, to 6 a.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 19
  • 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, Dec. 23, to 6 a.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 26
  • 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 30, to 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 2

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