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Nuts

join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH		reply to Corona
Re: dangerous precedent

They'r not getting any kind of kickback.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-09-27 09:41:19 · Reply to this


djrobx

join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA		 The hell they're not getting a kickback. It's absolutely insane how much wireless companies charge for text messages.
to forum · permalink · · 2007-09-27 13:10:13 · Reply to this


en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME

 Its one of the highest profit margin items that a wireless company can provide.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_message_service

quote:
Commercially SMS is a massive industry in 2006 worth over 80 Billion dollars globally.[17] SMS has an average global price of 11 cents and maintains a near 90% profit margin.
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