[VoiceOps] AT&T Verizon to block text messaging

[Kent Adams]

I am pretty sure the reference is to the new message surcharges which vary
based on the type of traffic by default, but you can also submit for
approval of your traffic by DID to get even more "favorable" rates. These
surcharges are being imposed by AT&T and Verizon at present, but I expect
T-mobile to follow. They appear to be in response to an FCC decision about
how messaging is regulated which allows the wireless carriers to impose
some sort of cost recovery scheme for "protecting" their customers from
unwanted messages.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 12:09 PM Carlos Alvarez <caalvarez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Probably came from the Flat Earth Society newsletter.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:03 AM Ross Tajvar <ross at tajvar.io> wrote:
>
>> Is ther a reference on this? Or a news article or something?
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 11:42 AM Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds pretty dark and dystopian.
>>>
>>> On 3/4/21 11:29 AM, Oren Yehezkely wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello,
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone have some deep knowledge about AT&T and Verizon's move to
>>> > create their own walled gardens and prevent messages from the outside
>>> > world from coming in, unless they approve each and every phone number
>>> > (and you obviously pay for that approval)?
>>> > Next thing they will block emails from other networks, or maybe all IP
>>> > traffic.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Oren
>>> >
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Kent Adams
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