Dillon Pyron wrote:
>>Already in many countries, GSM cell technology is used by shops to
>>send you targetted SMS just before you pass the door.
>
>This has been proposed in the US. I have, however, read about
>legislation that will charge the sender for the message, not the
>recipient. I currently pay 10 cents to send a message to my wife, who
>pays 10 cents to receive it. I'll send a bill to anyone who sends me
>a commercial SMS.
The Namerican system of the receiver of cell calls paying, is a
bit of an anachronism. [And it still applies in roaming]. The
reason for it of course is free local calls, with the cell numbering
scheme not being separate. It's a bit bizarre, really. The caller
ought to always pay [be it sending SMS or voice or whatever]. If it
were the case, then the roaming charges fiasco would be much easier
to exterminate.
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Ken Tough |