Your Needs

Whether your call usage is light or heavy, personal or business-related, your needs generally are:

• lower costs: According to the US Federal Communications Commission, the average residential customers who make the most toll calls spend $112 per month in interstate, intrastate and international calling
• no telemarketing
• no bundle that incurs a monthly fee
• ability for you to closely monitor your usage with online call statistics
• established phone company with a lot of experience
• no annoying extra numbers to dial like 10-10-XXX.

How to look for the lowest cost long distance

When you compare plans, look for:
- per-minute rate within your area code and from state-to-state or province-to-province
- commitment : can you cancel anytime, is there an obligation to purchase other services?
- is there a monthly fee?.
- do you need to worry about internatinal rates.


Case studies:
- if your domestic long distance phone usage costs you $20 at 7 cents a minute, you can expect your monthly cost to be reduced by 60%. Savings: $147 per year.
- for a typical yoga retreat business, 10 hours on the phone with US customers at 7 cents a minute, 2 hours to Costa Rica at 35 cents a minute would cost US$84 per month. With a a provider identified by NAMASTA, your phone bill would be $30, or almost a third of your current cost. Savings: $768 per year.

More information:
- Click here for additional information and rates
- Taxes apply, check provider website for availability details and conditions.
- Calling international from a cellphone? click here to start saving.
- Low-cost domestic cellphone plans.
- Click here to sign up for the low cost long distance service.