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It was a simpler time... (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] eyepatchcheetah@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you go back even earlier, you couldn't even call outside your geographic region. Nationwide calling was a big deal!

[โ€“] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 7 points 1 year ago

Long distance charges were a bitch.