Time machine.

The Telework See telecommuting. Exchange studies a sample of 3,500 federal workers and finds that three days a week spent telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. would save an average of $4,372 per worker a year and free up about 98 hours per worker in physical commuting time.

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Title Annotation:	telecommunting saves time, money
Author:	Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:	Reason
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Feb 1, 2006
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