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Telus, Bell start charging for incoming texts, government takes offense

10.07.2008 10:16 Source

Filed under: Messaging, Bell Mobility, Telus MobilityThough it's a common practice in the US, charging customers for incoming text messages isn't terribly common up in Canada. Don't worry though, Canadians -- your days of being chronically undercharged are drawing to a close thanks to suspiciously closely-timed announcements from Bell and Telus that they'll start chalking up 15 cents per inbound message for anyone not on a messaging plan starting in August. The country's interior minister is none too pleased about the change (the dude must get like a thousand texts a day, after all), sending out letters to Bell and Telus' head honchos requesting meetings before the new charges take effect. We'll see where this goes, but we certainly wouldn't get our hopes up.Read - Bell, Telus customers to pay for incoming text messagesRead - Ottawa moves to forestall texting revolt [Via Smart Mobs]Permalink

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