Verizon To Charge Content Providers $.03 Per SMS

Posted by timothy on Friday October 10, 2008 @08:12AM from the but-there's-no-penny-slot dept.

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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Sheeple by GWLlosa · 2008-10-10 09:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

People say things like "I disagree with candidate X, but I'm voting for him anyway." Just out of curiosity, what exactly would the Republicrats have to do to actually lose your vote? Start a war? Wreck the economy? Oh wait...