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The cynical part of me thinks they'll end up pushing people towards iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and Whatsapp...coincidentally services owned by Californian co

• jonathanoliver 8y ago
  My thoughts exactly. This will push everyone to use WhatsApp or other 3rd-party tools. An unintended consequence of this would be less SMS spying by government agencies.
  • Spivak 8y ago
    SMS is already ludicrously expensive compared to data rates, if consumers were price-conscious about this they would have already switched.
    • paulie_a 8y ago
      I don't know how you can determine they are expensive. They are unlimited and included in the plan. There is a cost of course but if I send one or one hundred thousand, it's not going to cost more.
• x2f10 8y ago
  >It’s unclear how much individual consumers would be asked to pay their wireless carrier for texting services under the proposal. But it likely would be billed as a flat surcharge per customer — one of those irksome fees at the bottom of your wireless bill — not a fee per text. It's potentially unavoidable as carriers currently bundle text messaging w/ voice plans.