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Talk Is Cheap, if You Ask

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Posted on 4/30/2009 10:07 EST
Filed in: Bills, Phone

Don't unplug that land line just yet. Get assertive and ask your old-fashioned phone company what they can do for you today. Here are some strategy tips from The New York Times.

"LIKE many Americans, you moved into your home or apartment, you set up your phone service, and then you forgot about it.

And like many Americans, you're probably paying too much. A long-distance telephone call that cost 25 cents a minute in the 1980s can now be had for fractions of a penny.

The price of traditional telephone service has plummeted, but have your bills?..."

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