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<div dir="auto">Probably splitting hairs here but how is a2p and p2p differentiated?
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<div dir="auto">Some of our small businesses clients use a text 2 email gateway so they can communicate with customers? </div>
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<div dir="auto">Its not an automated system that is responding but a person.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Can we assume that any text enabled TN that does not terminate on a cell carrier will be considered a2p?</div>
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<div>From: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> </div>
<div>Date: 3/6/21 11:26 AM (GMT-05:00) </div>
<div>To: voiceops@voiceops.org </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] AT&T Verizon to block text messaging </div>
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In article <alpine.BSF.2.20.2103051141560.46257@nog2.angryox.com> you write:<br>
>Spotify is a terrible example. People listen to one song at a time, and<br>
>choose the songs they listen to.<br>
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>Unwanted A2P SMS is more akin to unwanted commercial mail.<br>
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It is also, for anyone who hasn't been paying attention, completely illegal.<br>
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I expect my opinion is not unusual that if the only way to get rid of illegal unwanted A2P<br>
is to get rid of A2P altogether, that would be fine with me.<br>
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R's,<br>
John<br>
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