Verizon To Charge Content Providers $.03 Per SMS

An anonymous reader writes "It appears that Verizon is going to start double-dipping by charging both consumers AND content providers for SMS text messages. Verizon has informed content partners that it will levy a $.03 charge for messages sent to customers, effective November 1. From RCRWireless: 'Countless companies could be affected by the new fee, from players in the booming SMS-search space (4INFO, Google Inc. and ChaCha) to media companies (CNN, ESPN and local outlets) to mobile-couponing startups (Cellfire) to banks and other institutions that use mobile as an extension of customer services.'"

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Re:email?

[spazdor]

If they did, I'm charging them to read it.

Re:email?

[madhurms]

More importantly, is it 0.03 dollar or 0.03 cents? :)

Re:email?

[maniac/dev/null]

they're the same thing, sir.