TITLE

Cheap Talk

AUTHOR(S)

King, Rachael

PUB. DATE

March 2000

SOURCE

Inc.;2000 Inc. Technology 1, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p76

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on Web sites that advises visitors on long-distance and wireless telephone plans. How the sites collect fees among the service carriers listed in their search engines; Information on the uses of the sites; Details on the systems used by the sites to assess the services needed by visitors.

ACCESSION #

2901607

 

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