61.20

The average cost of a 3 min. phone call from San Francisco to New York in the 19th century. In the 1970's this call cost dropped to 2.10.

Today many people place phone calls to India at long distance rates near 2c a minute. As my wife prepares to leave for India again, and leave me with two small children - again - I reflect on this fact.

In the middle of the night.