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Autumn BrighTree
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Autumn BrighTree asked in Entertainment & MusicPolls & Surveys · 1 decade ago

Why, in this country of "free"?

speech, do we have telephone bills?

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  • Country girl
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    You are free to say what you please, but it will cost you to say it on the phone.

  • elliebear
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The telephone is one way for your voice to travel

    over a long distant.

    Nothing in life is totally free, but we have it better then many.

  • VLIGER DRAGÖN
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Cuz the talking is free, but the connection to the other person via the phone lines ain't.

  • ♫ singin_gurl1200 ♫
    1 decade ago

    lol nice.

    but i think that thing of free speech was invented b4 the telephone

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  • Judas Rabbi
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It's a service the public wants.

  • ♥♪♫[K]ath² [BUTT '14 ツ]♫♪♥™
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Whhy in this country of "free speech" do we have censors?

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  • ♥ Becky ♥
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    One a service company, and the other from your mouth.

  • rere
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    We pay who supplies the technology......I suppose if you owned the co. you wouldn't have to pay a phone bill.

  • kayboff
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Hey! That's Right!!

  • Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Good question but sorry I don't have the answer.

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