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Although most phone cards advertise low per-minute rates, the savings are almost always offset by per-call fees that range from 70 to 95 cents...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Deregulation May Increase Telephone Rates | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

Rates may fall when the local phone companies start charging long-distance vendors on a per-line rather than per-minute basis, but the expansion of the Universal Service Fund may more than offset any savings for customers...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Deregulation May Increase Telephone Rates | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

Sunlight is composed of seven colors; so is our world full of colors and splendor. Each country and every nation has its own historical and cultural traditions, strong points and advantages. We should respect and learn from each other and draw upon others' strong points to offset one's own deficiencies for achieving common progress...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship' | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...Tallahassee, Fla., Thad Busby threw for five TDs and a career-best 463 yards to offset five TD catches by the Wolfpack's Torry Holt...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Huskers Stomp Sooners; PSU Hangs Tough in Evanston | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...offset the higher expenditures, insurers are boosting the premiums for liability coverage on sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks, the New York Times reported last week. Previously, policyholders would pay roughly the same premium for liability protection whether they owned an ordinary sedan or a two-ton pickup. Car owners buy liability coverage as protection against loss claims from someone else as a result of an accident. Farmers Insurance Group, the nation's third largest insurer, has already lifted premiums as much as 10% in Pennsylvania, and it may eventually seek hikes in all of the 30 states it covers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RITES OF WAY | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

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