You've just run into this 3 years ahead of time. I'll cut to the chase. There are two services Freeway and Netzero , which may save you hundreds of dollars per year. Freeway is free long distance access and Netzero is free Internet access. Freeway and Netzero are paid for the same way radio and TV are paid for, by advertising.
Freeway provides free long distance that works just like a phone card.
You dial the toll free number, enter the pin number when prompted then enter the number you want to dial. At this point you are immediately listening to 15 second ads. Don't get disillusioned at this point. It's really not that bad. You get 2 minutes on the call for every 15 second ad you listen to.