Total Call offers the best overall business calling plans due to their 6 second billing, reduced PICC fees and low cost instate and international calling rates.

Everything is the same as with Pioneer's 2.7¢ phone service plan except that the service is billed in 6 second increments instead of the full minute billing associated with the lower priced plan.

Pionner Telephone charges the same low rates to business customers as they do to their residential users. This plan comes in third, because it is billed in full minute increments instead of 6 second billing like the 3.25¢ plan offers

There is a minimum usage fee of $2.00 in any month that your phone bill is less than $20.00. A toll free number is $2.00 a month for the first number and $0.53 a month for each additional number. Opex also offers both verified and non-verified Product Account Codes (PACs), which give businesses the option of keeping track of who is using the telephone system for long distance calling by making them enter a code before making a long distance call.

ECG long distance is a pre-subscribed long distance carrier offering business long distance services in the US. This plan is billed in 6 second increments. Switching to ECG will lower your rates and reduce your monthly phone bill. Sign Up today!

ECG Communication's rate for business PIC-C fees is $3.50 per line with the first discounted to $0.00. ECG also charges 59¢ per month to recover other regulatory costs. This plan is billed in full 60 secon increments.

Covista has no monthly billing fees as long as you sign up for their "Autopay" billing option. There is a $1.99 fee charged on non-Autopay accounts if your long distance bill is under $20.00 in that month. Covista Communications also charges a monthly Carrier Recovery fee of 99¢.

Toll free numbers are free to businesses. If your toll free usage is under $1.00, they will charge you $1.00 that month to cover the administrative costs associated with your 866, 877, 888 or 1-800 number. All businesses will be charges a PIC-C Fee of $4.31 per business phone line.

This account gives businesses breaks, but there is a $25.00 monthly minimum usage requirement.

Powernetglobal offers the same low cost long distance service to home and business users. They also offer local phone service, dial up internet service, dial around service and calling cards.

The state to state rates on this plan are a little higher than they are from some of the other discount carriers, but Powernet Global's discounted instate long distance rates should more than make up for it, as should the 6 second billing.