He wants Congress to push for fairer contracts and pricing.

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Software programs for corporate purchasing, for example, give managers the ability to drill down into their spending databases, track buying trends, and identify discrepancies in pricing and contracts.

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The origins of long-term contracts and oil-linked pricing go back a long way.

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Also, ETFs can easily be arbitraged against futures contracts, thus making the pricing of both stocks and futures contracts more efficient.

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Long-term contracts allow telecom providers to absorb premium pricing and pass subsidized pricing along to consumers.

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Mr. Bye said the company will offer monthly cellphone-service contracts and prepaid phones, to Cox TV customers and non-TV customers, but declined to discuss pricing.

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