Will Verizon's New Three-Cent Hike Kill SMS Services?
TechCrunch, October 12, 2008
By Erick Schonfeld
Come November 1, Verizon Wireless plans to tack on an extra 3-cent charge for every SMS message sent by Web information services to any of its mobile subscribers. While the rate hike may be good for Verizon, the additional charge is bad news for any service that sends out millions of SMS messages each month.
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