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Competition and technological advancements have driven the traditional per-minute charge to acceptable levels, but we must still be mindful of the invisible meter ticking away as Aunt Betty goes over her pie recipe one more time.<\/p>\n<p>That meter is &#8211; at least for the time being &#8211; broken! This message is for the people who are not one of the &#8211; as I glance at my Skype window &#8211; 5,158,648 users currently online right this instant. So what are you waiting for? It&#8217;s simple, it&#8217;s fast and most importantly it&#8217;s oh so free!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We live in wonderful times&#8221; a wise man once said, and these days are no exception. Communicating with friends, family and business associated from around the world has always been important, but it has certainly not always been cheap. 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