ZM> GE>It's called the law of supply and demand. The resources of the 
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ZM> GE>networks are finite. The demand for airtime is higher during the
ZM> GE>business day than it is at night. Since demand relative to supply is
ZM> GE>higher during the day, the price is also higher.
ZM> GE>
ZM> GE>It's called "capitalism".
ZM> 
ZM> In every other business I know of, when a product is more in demand, 
ZM> generally the price falls. The only reason for higher prices during the 
ZM> day for phones is because they can get away with it. It's not like the 
This has always been a paradox in economics. What they teach you in an 
economics textbook doesnt always jive with real life. If demand increases,
the resultant is that the price can either increase or decrease eiether way.
The only determining factor, is how sleazy and greedy the company is. Most
will raise the prices up upon demand, not decrease them.. simply because..
THEY CAN.. and because they make more money, and especially when your
talking about utility companies who are the greediest of all, their sure as
heck not going to lose customers, because people just sit right back and
take the price increases.   Of course, small business on the other hand 
usually tend to lower prices upon demand. As more people buy a product or 
service, the small business can do things like buy in volume or may be able 
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do things cheaper overall, so they pass the savings on to customers.
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