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NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon, InComm Retailers and the USO are launching an initiative to let Americans demonstrate their appreciation for armed forces personnel serving America worldwide, just in time for the July 4 holiday.
From June 22 to July 4, consumer purchases of Verizon Prepaid Long Distance Phone Cards at participating local retailers will be matched by Verizon, on a minute-for-minute basis, and donated to active duty personnel for international and domestic long-distance calling in the form of 100-minute prepaid calling cards. The cards will be distributed by the USO to U.S. military men and women worldwide, with an emphasis on serving deployed troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and throughout Southwest Asia, as well as to wounded soldiers who are returning home.
Verizon will donate a minimum of 1 million minutes to the program.
"The prepaid calling cards continue to be a very useful way to keep our troops connected to their families, and we are excited to once again partner with Verizon and thank InComm retailers for providing their assistance," said Sloan Gibson, USO president and CEO. "With this support, the USO will continue to make a difference in the lives of our service men and women."
David Skogen, manager of Verizon's Prepaid Business Unit, said: "We are honored once again to create a win-win-win program for everyone involved, particularly the heroic men and women serving our country. By purchasing prepaid calling cards, consumers generate matching minutes for military men and women worldwide, which our friends at the USO deliver. These matching minutes enable our troops to stay in close touch with their friends and families and share news and developments with them, which is a critically important, morale-building benefit."
Facts and Figures Regarding Calling Cards
Calling cards are a modern convenience carried around in your wallet or pocket and a lifeline when it comes to making calls anywhere in the world.
Making calls in Mexico used to be a horror movie - wasting your life away, waiting to call long distance back to the US from some remote and semi abandoned office on a dusty street in the back of nowhere. The Calling Card Call Back facility has changed everything and you can now call home from anywhere - including sunny Mexico - without searching in the bottom of your jeans pocket for the weird and wonderful currency required for a pay phone that went out of service with Pancho Villa.
Certain cards specialize in calling Mexico with beneficial rates available for Mexico City. Recharging and PIN-less dialing is available as with most calling cards and some do not take a connection fee but when purchasing cards for Mexico, do check that connection fees are either very low or waived completely and that a recharge facility is allowed.
Some cards charge a small maintenance fee for calling Mexico, so check for rates before purchase. Rates and fees may also change without prior warning. Always know the worst before you start - that way there will be no sudden surprises when you are trying to make a call in the middle of your vacation or business trip. Many cards have city codes pre-stored, making life easier when trying to call out of whichever city you are in.
Often a travelers first experience using a calling card is because they find their cell phone will not work in Mexico or it is out of range. In this case, many calling card converts rely heavily on calling card facilities for their entire vacation and continue to carry calling cards long after their vacation has ended, simply because the cards are so convenient and so economical on calls.
When purchasing a calling card for use in Mexico, make appropriate online enquiries beforehand. The very cheapest possible calling card may carry a number of inconvenient restrictions.
When purchasing a calling card for use in Mexico, make appropriate online enquiries beforehand. The very cheapest possible calling card may carry a number of prohibitive restrictions and be a false economy in the long run. Ask advice and choose the right options for your own requirements. Prepaid cards are the better choice for optimum savings and local calls as well as international calls may be paid for in advance without any hidden costs. Simple, easy to follow instructions are given on receipt of the card.
Cheap Phone Cards Compared - International Calling from the USA
Compare Calling Cards: At compare-calling-cards.com, we take prepaid phone cards from 6 different retailers and compare the calling charges, connection fees and maintenance fees across all of them. We Have the Best Cheap Calling Cards!
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