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GLOSSARY

cellphonen–anagreementforacellphonecompanytoprovidesomeonea

certainnumberofminutesofphonetimeandrelatedservicesinefora

certainamountofmoneyeachmonth

*Thephonecompanyisofferingafreesmartphonetoanyonewhosignsupfor

a24-monthcellphonen.

roaming–referringtotheuseofacellphoneoutsideofthenormalareawherea

cellphonecompanyprovidesaconnectiontoitsnetwork

*Thiscompanysaysithasanationalnetworkwithoutanyroamingfees

anywhereinthecountry.

overagecharge–anamountofmoneythatmustbepaidbecauseoneuseda

cellphoneformoreminutesthanthenumberofminutesincludedinone’s

monthlyn

*Lastmonth,Elbert’soveragechargesweregreaterthanhisregularmonthlybill!

messaging–thepracticeofsendingshort,writtentextfromonephoneto

another

*Alotofteenagersprefermessagingovertalkingonthephone.

data–digitalinformation,especiallywhensentoveranetwork

*Ahundredyearsago,whowouldhaveimaginedthatwecouldsenddata

electronicallyinseconds?

togoover–toexceed;tousemorethantheallowedamount;tohaveoruse

morethansomeumorlimit

*Perryhasbeengainingweightforyears,butwhenitwentover250pounds,he

knewhehadtomakesomechanges.

prepaid–aservicethatispaidforbeforeitisused,notafter

*Someutilitycompaniesarebeginningtoofferprepaidelectricityoptionsfor

homes.

unlimited–withoutanylimits;withoutaumvalue

*Thiscarwashfacilityletspeoplebuya$24.99passforunlimitedcarwashesfor

onemonth.

carrier–acompanythatprovidesphoneserviceandisresponsibleforoperating

andmaintainingacommunicationsnetwork

*Whichcarrieroffersthe