Tesla is taking a slight cost risk that ultimately all customers will want to buy the Supercharger upgrade and receive unlimited, free long distance travel for life.

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Another unnecessary cost: employees who call a company-paid 800 number to retrieve voice mail from their desktop phone instead of using free long distance on a cell phone.

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In June he stopped investing in new companies and took on the job of "acting" chief executive of Dialpad.com, which provides free local and long-distance services over the Web.

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China's Sun Yang has shown Phelps-esque dominance in freestyle long-distance races and is trying to add a medal in the 200 free to his expected golds in the 400 and 1, 500 freestyle races.

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