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In a move sure to rock the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that they will start charging content and messaging companies a fee for sending text messages to Verizon Wireless customers. Beginning November 1st, Verizon will charge a 3 cent per message fee for each Mobile Terminated message processed by its network. This fee will be levied on top of the current MT messaging fees (usually a fraction of a cent) already paid by companies. Talk about stifling a booming industry. These new fees will affect a whole range of text messaging services, including search results (Google), sports updates (ESPN), news alerts (CNN), auction alerts (eBay), bank account balance alerts, credit card transaction alerts, and any other company or service that want to use text messaging alerts as a value added service for their customers. Verizon claims the new fee is necessary to cover their overhead in delivering these MT messages. Sounds more like Verizon has found the ultimate cash cow and is looking to “double dip” even further. We can only hope this new practice is met with widespread rebellion and not with widespread adoption by other wireless carriers. Heck, we were even looking at doing SMS updates for BGR. Anyone interested in that?
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| Verizon Wireless to levy new fee for sending text messages to VZW customers | | In a move sure to rock the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that they will start charging content and messaging companies a fee for sending text messages to Verizon Wireless customers. Beginning November 1st, Verizon will charge a 3 cent per message fee for each Mobile Terminated message processed by its network. This fee [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in NewsVerizonfeemobile terminated messagetext messageverizon wireless
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| Verizon Wireless says ?text messaging not going up to $1,000,000 per text? | | Verizon hit us up yesterday to let us know that what we reported the other day was just something being tossed around internally. It was not final. They’ve clarified their position on raising text messaging fees for content providers for us.
As Verizon Wireless continues to review the competitive marketplace, we constantly work to provide additional [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 11-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in Verizonfeemobile terminated messageretractiontext messageverizon wireless
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| Qwest Dumps Sprint Nextel For Verizon Wireless | | More bad news for beaten-up Sprint Nextel (S), though we've heard rumors about this for a while: Qwest Communications (Q) is formally ditching long-time partner Sprint as its wireless service partner for larger rival Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD).
Qwest customers will have access to all of Verizon's phones, including RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry smartphone [..] Read complete article | | Published 06-May-2008 by Silicon in SVZDTVRIMMVODQ
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| Verizon Wireless is tops in Customer Service Satisfaction, but are they the best? |  J.D. Power and Associates recently released their latest Wireless Customer Care Performance Study and Verizon Wireless beats out Alltel, T-Mobile, and AT&T to claim top honors in customer service. It seems that Verizon?s ability to solve a problem in one call is the deciding factor in making its customers happy. Even if hold times are [...]
[..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Aug-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in VerizonAlltelAT&Tcustomer satisfactionj.d. power and associatesT-Mobile
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| Verizon Wireless is ?The Network? in coverage |  J.D. Power and Associates released Volume 2 of their biannual Cellular Call Quality Survey Thursday and it appears as if “Can you hear me now?” is a phrase not uttered by many Verizon Wireless customers. In every region of the country surveyed, Verizon was either the sole winner or tied for first place. The survey [...]
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| Flirty texting could land Scots in jail for 10 years | | Go too far and you’re nicked
Scots face up to 10 years in jail for sending text messages or emails with sexual content. Scotland’s just-published Sexual Offences Bill contains stiff penalties for any sexual messages whose intent is to humiliate the recipient.
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| Verizon Wireless quietly shuts down SMS delivery confirmations | | According to DSL Reports, Verizon Wireless has been quietly ending their SMS delivery confirmations. You know those quick icon changes (letter D or a green checkmark) that occur when your text message has been delivered to your recipient; well, they’re suddenly not working anymore. Discontinuation of the service reportedly started on September 9th on a [...]
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| Alltel announces Wi-Fi partnership with Boingo |  If you’re an Verizon Alltel customer with a longing for free Wi-Fi, your life just got a bit easier. The carrier has announced a partnership with Wireless Internet provider Alltel to bring Boingo Hotspot access to wireless customers. For $69.98/month Alltel customers can experience all-they-can-eat data on their wireless handsets in addition to unlimited Boingo Hotspot [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Jun-2008 by Joshua Karp in AlltelVerizonWi-FiboingoEV-DOWiFi
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