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rcrwireless.com - 10/9/2008

Verizon Wireless to charge content vendors 3-cent fee for text messages - Wireless - RCR Wireless News

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In a move that sets a new and potentially major precedent in the text messaging services market, content and messaging companies are going to have to cough up some dough if they want to deliver their goodies to Verizon Wireless customers. The nation's No. 2 carrier has informed partners that it ...

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rcrwireless.com - 10/8/2008

PHOTOGUIDE: What are the top 5 most popular cellphones in the U.S.? - Wireless - RCR Wireless News

— rcrwireless.com — The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.'s Razr V3 remains the... top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet smartphones claim three of the top five slots, ... (more) PHOTOGUIDE: What are the top 5 most popular cellphones ...

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rcrwireless.com - 10/10/2008

Verizon Wireless to charge content vendors 3-cent fee for text messages - Wireless - RCR ...

— rcrwireless.com — In a move that sets a new and potentially major precedent in the text messaging services market,... content and messaging companies are going to have to cough up some dough if they want to deliver their goodies to Verizon Wireless customers. The nation's ... (more) Verizon Wireless to charge content vendors 3-cent fee ...

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crunchgear.com - 10/10/2008

Verizon Wireless to implement $0.03 charge for certain text messages

— crunchgear.com — Either Verizon Wireless is hurting for money or there’s a guy there who’s job it is to... aggravate the blogosphere. Get this: the company is set to charge a $0.03 (three cents) levy per text message sent to its customers. Now, this only ... (more) Verizon Wireless to implement $0.03 charge for certain ...

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Verizon to Start Charging Partners for Text Messages
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