Since so many .edu institutions have begun to rely on SMS texting for (at least) emergency notification, we will have to see how this latest move by Verizon plays out. Verizon has noted that non-profit institutions are exempt from the 3-cent fee per SMS message to its customers plays out. If they assess the fee on the commercial subcontractor that .edu institutions use to actually deliver the messages, then it will cripple the service. If they look at the .edu client that is actually sending the message via the service, then it's better for us. Either way, it seems like a really shady move and I hope it blows up in Verizon's face.
Gougings: Verizon Charging $0.3 to Text Its Customers, Could Murder SMS-Based Services:
"Now that the userbase of (and companies' dependence on) such services is pretty huge, mobile terminated texting is kind of inevitable. In other words, all the SMS-dependent companies can't live without reaching Verizon's customers, so Verizon is in a position to pretty much charge whatever they want. And that's exactly what they're doing, because they're very classy."
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