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Microsoft Unlikely to Boost Rates on Premium Skype Plan

Microsoft has a lot of plans for squeezing profits out of its $8.5 billion acquisition of Internet phone service Skype, but raising the rates on its premium VoIP service is unlikely to be among them, according to industry analysts.

Savings Experiment: What's the Cheapest Long Distance?

Ask 10 people the cheapest way to make long distance calls, and you'll get 20 different answers. The field is wide open, with calling cards, cell phone plans, Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, and land lines all vying for dominance. So who's really got the best deal for making long-distance calls? Let's compare.