Man Gets $218 Trillion (Cheap phone calls) Phone Bill

Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday. Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the $23 bill, the New Straits Times reported. But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a $218
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Ex-Bush Aide Denies Calls on Phone Jamming
A former White House political director denied Tuesday that he or anyone on his staff spoke with New England Republicans about a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002.
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Nokia Q1 Phone Prices Beat Forecasts
Nokia says its phone prices in the first quarter were above its previous forecast and above market expectations, sending its stock to its highest in more than two years.
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Lynn City Council wants to regulate cell phone towers
LYNN - A City Council subcommittee is scheduled to hold a public hearing tonight on a proposal to create a new law that would regulate the placement of cell phone towers and antennas throughout the city.
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Dean demands phone-jamming answers from GOP counterpart
MANCHESTER, N.H. National Democratic Chairman Howard Dean is getting involved in the dispute over who authorized a Republican phone-jamming scheme in New Hampshire four years ago.
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PSC lets phone rates increase
Bills for basic telephone service could increase by as much as one-third over four years under a ruling issued Tuesday by the state Public Service Commission.
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Williams Signs Up For Cell Phone Venture
British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS is hoping to keep in touch with his fans thanks to a new mobile phone venture. The ANGELS singer has teamed up with
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Comcast chief predicts 8 million phone customers in 3 to 5 years
Cable TV provider to sell service bundle at Wal-Mart stores Comcast Corp. Chief Executive Brian Roberts said the cable television company is experiencing "tremendous growth" in phone services and expects to have 8 million Web-calling customers in three to five years.
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Diocese offering chiming bells for cell phone ring tone
VIENNA, Austria - Looking for something inspirational in a cell phone ring tone? A Roman Catholic diocese in Austria has an answer from above - the sound of bells chiming at the local cathedral.
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