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Emily Champion
This article describes current and upcoming carrier surcharges. As the messaging ecosystem evolves, we'll keep this list up to date with new surcharges.
AT&T 10DLC surcharges
- As of March 1, 2021, AT&T is passing through a single rate surcharge for registered traffic as part of their 10DLC program.
- As of March 1, 2022, AT&T's grace period for unregistered traffic has ended and higher SMS and MMS surcharges (highlighted in the table below) are now in effect.
Note: AT&T has delayed the previously announced higher MMS surcharge ($0.005) for unregistered traffic, so the MMS surcharge remains at $0.0035 until further notice. We'll update this article once the new date is announced. Please click Follow on our 10DLC Overview article to receive updates.
T-Mobile 10DLC surcharges
- As of June 1, 2021, T-Mobile is passing through per-message surcharges for registered traffic.
- As of March 1, 2022, T-Mobile's grace period for unregistered traffic has ended and higher SMS and MMS surcharges (highlighted in the table below) are now in effect.
Verizon 10DLC surcharges
- As of September 1, 2022, Verizon's per message SMS surcharge is being increased to $0.003 (from $0.0025).
For more information about the wireless carriers' 10DLC programs, please see our 10DLC Overview.
Local A2P/ 10DLC
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound | Start Date |
| AT&T - Registered | SMS | $0.00 | $0.002 | 3/1/21 |
| AT&T - Registered | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0035 | 3/1/21 |
| AT&T - Unregistered | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0040 | 3/1/22 |
| AT&T - Unregistered | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0035 | 3/1/22 |
| T-Mobile - Registered | SMS | $0.003 | $0.003 | 6/1/21 |
| T-Mobile - Registered | MMS | $0.010 | $0.010 | 6/1/21 |
| T-Mobile - Unregistered | SMS | $0.004 | $0.004 | 3/1/22 |
| T-Mobile - Unregistered | MMS | $0.013 | $0.013 | 3/1/22 |
| TextNow | SMS | $0.00 | $0.002 | 8/1/21 |
| TextNow | MMS | $0.00 | $0.002 | 8/1/21 |
| US Cellular | SMS | $0.00 | $0.005 | 3/1/19 |
| US Cellular | MMS | $0.00 | $0.01 | 3/1/21 |
| Verizon | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0030 |
9/1/22 |
| Verizon | MMS | $0.00 | $0.005 | 2/1/20 |
Toll-Free
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound | Start Date |
| AT&T | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0025 | 7/1/21 |
| AT&T | MMS | $0.00 | $0.003 | 7/1/21 |
| Cellular South | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0025 | 10/1/22 |
| Cellular South | MMS | $0.00 | $0.01 | 10/1/22 |
| Claro - PR | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0045 | 8/1/22 |
| T-Mobile | SMS | $0.003 | $0.003 | 3/1/22 |
| T-Mobile | MMS | $0.01 | $0.01 | 7/1/21 |
| TextNow | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0015 | 8/1/21 |
| TextNow | MMS | $0.00 | $0.002 | 8/1/21 |
| US Cellular | SMS | $0.0025 | $0.0025 | 11/1/21 |
| US Cellular | MMS | $0.005 | $0.005 | 11/1/21 |
| Verizon | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0030 |
9/1/22 |
| Verizon | MMS | $0.00 | $0.005 | 7/1/21 |
Short Code
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound |
| AT&T | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00250 |
| AT&T | MMS | $0.00 | $0.003 |
| T-Mobile | SMS | $0.00250 | $0.00250 |
| T-Mobile | MMS | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| US Cellular | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00350 |
| US Cellular | MMS | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Verizon | SMS | $0.00 | $0.003 |
| Verizon | MMS | $0.00 | $0.005 |
Canada: Local
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound | Last Update |
| Bell & Virgin | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0087233 | 7/1/22 |
| Bell & Virgin | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0325100 | 7/1/22 |
| Eastlink (Bragg Communications) | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0063433 | 7/1/22 |
| Eastlink (Bragg Communications) | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0079267 | 7/1/22 |
| FIDO Solutions | SMS | $0.00 | $0.008 | 5/1/22 |
| FIDO Solutions | MMS | $0.00 | $0.016 | 5/1/22 |
| Freedom Mobile (Globalive Wireless/WIND) |
SMS | $0.00 | $0.0047567 | 7/1/22 |
| Freedom Mobile (Globalive Wireless/WIND) |
MMS | $0.00 | 0.0095200 | 7/1/22 |
| Rogers | SMS | $0.00 | $0.008 | 5/1/22 |
| Rogers | MMS | $0.00 | $0.016 | 5/1/22 |
| Saskatel | SMS | $0.00 | 0.0063433 | 7/1/22 |
| Saskatel | MMS | $0.00 | 0.0063433 | 7/1/22 |
| Telus | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0063433 | 7/1/22 |
| Telus | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0103067 | 7/1/22 |
| Videotron | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0055500 | 7/1/22 |
| Videotron | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0055533 | 7/1/22 |
Canada: Toll-Free
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound | Last Update |
| Bell & Virgin | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00868 | 4/1/22 |
| Bell & Virgin | MMS | $0.00 | $0.03233 | 4/1/22 |
| Eastlink (Bragg Communications) | SMS | $0.00 | $0.0063 | 5/1/22 |
| Eastlink (Bragg Communications) | MMS | $0.00 | $0.0079 | 5/1/22 |
| FIDO Solutions | SMS | $0.00 | $.008 | 7/1/22 |
| FIDO Solutions | MMS | $0.00 | $.016 | 7/1/22 |
| Freedom Mobile (Globalive Wireless/WIND) |
SMS | $0.00 | $0.00463 | 4/1/22 |
| Freedom Mobile (Globalive Wireless/WIND) |
MMS | $0.00 | $0.00946 | 4/1/22 |
| Rogers | SMS | $0.00 | $.008 | 7/1/22 |
| Rogers | MMS | $0.00 | $.016 | 7/1/22 |
| Saskatel | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00631 | 4/1/22 |
| Saskatel | MMS | $0.00 | $0.00631 | 4/1/22 |
| Telus | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00473 | 4/1/22 |
| Telus | MMS | $0.00 | $0.00789 | 4/1/22 |
| Videotron | SMS | $0.00 | $0.00552 | 4/1/22 |
| Videotron | MMS | $0.00 | $0.00552 | 4/1/22 |
Other
| Carrier | Type | Inbound | Outbound | Last Update |
|
Claro - PR |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0045 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Claro - PR |
MMS |
$0.00 |
$0.015 |
1/1/2023 |
|
Cellular South |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0025 |
9/1/2022 |
|
Cellular South |
MMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0100 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Digicel Caribbean |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0250 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Reliance Jio Infocom LTD - IN |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0530 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Bharti Airtel Limited - IN |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0530 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Vodafone Idea Limited - IN |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0530 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Telstra Corporation LTD - AU |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0790 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Optus Networks Pty LTD - AU |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0790 |
8/1/2022 |
|
TPG Telecom Limited - AU |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0790 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Everything Everywhere Limited - UK |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0840 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Telefonica O2 UK Limited - UK |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0840 |
8/1/2022 |
|
Vodafone UK - UK |
SMS |
$0.00 |
$0.0790 |
8/1/2022 |
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