Lowering Your Phone Bill Takes Some Talking

Nobody likes receiving bills, but you're in good company if you regard the one from your phone company with particular loathing.

Since the beginning of the year, the three major carriers -- AT&T(T Quote), MCI WorldCom(MCIT Quote) and Sprint(FON Quote) -- have increased rates on their long-distance calling plans. On top of that, for the last few years, phone companies have been hiking fees, also boosting the price of long distance service. ...