Many cards don't display rates, making it hard for you to know what you're paying for. International callers beware. Phone cards may seem like a cheap way to make an overseas call, but it’s hard ...

We found that prepaid phone cards have lots of fees and little information on what your calling rates will ... we didn't expect to get many calls from the $2 Open Phone Card from DollarPhone ...

They come in almost as many varieties as stamps or trading cards, embossed with exquisite pictures of animals or skylines, with mind-boggling, three-dimensional images, with holograms, sports stars… ...

The Associated PressMaria Hernandez re-stocks store shelves with long-distance phone cards at Bodega Yakimex in Yakima, Wash.WASHINGTON -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has ...

If you’re unfamiliar with the prepaid telephone card, you won’t be for long. The nation’s three major long-distance phone companies, along with at least 300 smaller companies, are sinking ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that issuers of prepaid calling cards must pay connection fees and help subsidize phone service in rural areas. AT&T; Inc. will have ...

The cards, frequently marketed to immigrant communities for international calling, are typically sold in denominations of $2, $3, and $5 at newsstands and in grocery and convenience stores.

By 1999, prepaid calling cards were an industry with an estimated $4 billion in sales. Only 10 U.S. states have adopted or are considering disclosure requirements, Consumer Action says.

Over the past decade, the prepaid calling card business has mushroomed into a $4 billion industry that has injected new competition into the market for international phone calls and provided a ...

Last year, U.S. consumers used prepaid phone cards to place nearly 35 billion minutes in calls, and the number is expected to rise 26 percent to 44 billion in 2002, according to Frost analyst De ...