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Why does it cost so much to send a text message?

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By ABC7
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Macworld.com looked into the issue and found that while major providers charge around 20 cents per message if you don't have a bulk plan it costs them nearly nothing.

Text messages use a bandwidth called 'control channels.' That space is set aside, regardless of whether or not it's being used.

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