Question of the day: Who gets to determine which text messages can be sent and received to Verizon cell phone subscribers? Verizon, or the user?

In the past, Verizon Wireless has let a number of groups use their network for text message campaigns – but last week they decided that one issue was too “unsavory” for their network. They denied NARAL Pro-Choice America’s request to use the Verizon network to let people sign up for a text message campaign. No other network provider turned down the NARAL request.

Check out these articles on www.nytimes.com for a peek into the debate between Verizon and NARAL:

Verizon Blocks Messages of Abortion Rights Group: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/27verizon.html

Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Messages: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/business/27cnd-verizon.html

After reading these two articles, it sounds like we’ll hear more from Verizon and NARAL Pro-Choice later today. Until then, what do you think about the situation?