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The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2003

By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 23--It never ceases to amaze me how many lousy long-distance calling plans are being promoted.

Last week I got two offers in the mail, and it's hard to decide which is worse. With both, the large type seemed appealing, but the details buried in the small print -- or omitted -- tell a very different story.

Consumers are likely to pay close attention to offers that arrive in coupon packs because the major long-distance companies have been quietly and frequently raising per-minute rates recently even as they heavily promote their flat-rate package deals.

Included in that group are MCI's "Neighborhood" (for $49.95 a month) and Verizon's...

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