Google Says Cell Phone Bills Are Relics of Yesterday

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With some hyper-prevalent advertising, that is. Eric Schmidt, CEO, tells Reuters that even if mobile phones aren’t entirely free in the near future, costs will definitely go down.

Which is something we’re definitely not opposed to. We’re quite used to living side by side with advertising in all other aspects of our lives. And hey, if they want to make money, the ads have to at least be helpful, yeah? Maybe one day we’ll be able to order directly from our “Call” buttons and have the costs added to our wireless bills. – Contributed by Angela Natividad

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