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Re: NEWS: US edges towards mobile antitrust case

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From: Bill Z.
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:25
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Dirk Bieber <dirk.bieber@batrabbit.eu> writes:

> "Bill Z." wrote:
>
>
>> I.e., the cell-phone companies  are charging too much.  Now, what did
>> I say? :-)
>
> To much for what? SMS? 

Yes, SMS.

>> You guys aren't trying to have a serious discussion. You are just
>> spouting propaganda to fit some political agenda.
>
> Better than propaganding for a cheap SMS price for people, which don't
> use it regular.
>

It isn't "propaganding".  The actual cost of sending an SMS message is
well under 1 penny (cost of communication links, hardware, etc.) - it
is pretty easy to estimate.

It's merely a question of being charged a fair price.

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