Today, 3 out of the 4 top US wireless carriers (T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint) have announced that they will stop charging users for when they receive spam texts. While the announcement was made today, it actually wont fully take into effect from a couple of days from now up all the way up to a couple weeks. It’s no secret that getting random spam texts can be quite the nuisance and could potentially cost you money by unknowingly subscribing into things that you do now want.
As to why Verizon has yet to jump on board with this, here’s an official statement from a Verizon representative regarding this issue:
“While we don’t agree with all of the Attorney General’s allegations, we respect his efforts in this area. For years, Verizon has been vigilant in protecting our customers from bad actors. There have been numerous times we have terminated programs and in some cases have taken aggressive legal action in order to ensure our customers were protected. Since premium messaging was first introduced, technology advances and smartphone adoption have dramatically changed the way customers access information. Verizon had previously decided to exit the premium messaging business because of these changes as well as recent allegations that third parties have engaged in improper conduct in providing premium messaging services to our customers. We are in the process of winding down our premium messaging business. Verizon will, however, continue to support text-to-donate for charitable programs and text-to-contribute for political campaigns that use this technology.”
source: The Verge
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