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Verizon Wireless cuts unlimited-call-plan price

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is cutting the price of unlimited- call plans, but the largest cell-phone carrier in the U.S. is requiring more of its customers to buy the data plans used to access the Internet and check e-mail on high-end mobile devices.

Verizon Wireless said Friday it will now charge $70 a month for an unlimited monthly calling plan. Such a plan previously cost $100. A plan for unlimited calls and text messages will cost $90 starting Monday. It previously cost $120.

But Verizon is also making more customers sign up for data plans. Customers who buy any 3G, or third-generation multimedia phones, now will have to sign up for a $10-per-month data package, which gives them 25 megabytes a month.

IRS vows fast refunds for electronic filers

WASHINGTON — Want a quick tax refund? File your federal return online and have the refund deposited directly into your bank account.

The Internal Revenue Service launched its online filing system Friday with a promise that people who do their taxes electronically will get refunds in as few as 10 days.

For those who file paper returns, refunds are expected to take four to six weeks, said David R. Williams, the agency’s director of electronic tax administration.

Associated Press