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Verizon To Charge Content Providers $.03 Per SMS

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. 0.03 dollars or cents? by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And this a joke on top of $0.20 each way for texts right now.

  2. Verizon and Math by this+great+guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sooo do they mean .03 cents or .03 dollars ?

  3. Re:email? by Jflatnote · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No they aren't. 0.03 of a dollar is 3 cents. 0.03 cents is $0.0003.

  4. Re:email? by sexconker · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not according to Verizon.
    http://www.verizonmath.com/

  5. Re:email? by sexconker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not according to Verizon.
    http://www.verizonmath.com/

  6. Re:email? by sexconker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.verizonmath.com/

  7. Re:email? by sexconker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not according to Verizon.
    http://www.verizonmath.com/