A while back we reported about carriers charging for incoming text messages and how it was a violation of our rights to choose what we purchase. Recently, Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee Chairman Herb Kohl, sent a letter to the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA regarding the issue of increased SMS costs.
Kohl’s argument is that there has been a 10-cent increase over the last 3 years for SMS messages and “Some industry experts contend that these increased rates do not appear to be justified by any increases in the costs associated with text messaging services, but may instead be a reflection of a decrease in competition, and an increase in market power, among your four companies.”
A ton of class-action lawsuits have followed since the letter went public and here is the great part: It’s complete nonsense. According to every single CEO, the cost of SMS messages has dropped by more than half. Clearly, Herb is jumping on a bandwagon of angry consumers who are too lazy to do the research.
[Via Fierce]
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