Making the Right Call; New tech too scary? Sweat the small stuff to cut phone bills.(cutting telephone costs)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 26-APR-04

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Byline: Jane Bryant Quinn

Until new, cheaper technologies such as VoIP become more available, try saving money on your current bills. Here's how:

Talk less. E-mail or instant-message instead.

Cancel long-distance service if you don't make a lot of calls. In its place, use a prepaid phone card with no expiration date.

Don't...

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