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Will Twitter stop US SMS messages due to Verizons increase in SMS price?

Background: Verizon Wireless plans to tack on an extra 3-cent charge for every SMS message sent by Web information services to any of its mobile subscribers. That hike will be on top of the 20 cents per message that Verizon subscribers already pay (even those with “unlimited” plans). Thus, in one fell swoop, Verizon is attempting to boost its SMS revenues by about 15 percent.

In August Twitter cancelled all outgoing SMS outside of the US, Canada and India. Will this hike in prices force Twitter to cancel their SMS service?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/12/will-verizons-new-three-cent-hike-kill-sms-services/

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source TechCrunch.

 
Forecast history %
After 2009 or Never
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Before the end of October 2008
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Nov or Dec 2008
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In 2009
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Question suspends in 5 weeks

Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 9am PST (5 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: After 2009 or Never: 25%, Before the end of October 2008: 25%, Nov or Dec 2008: 25%, In 2009: 25%

Action history:

Created Tue 14th Oct 2008 3:31pm PST by ollieparsley
Suspended Tue 14th Oct 2008 11:32pm PST by kruijs[Power User]: Flagged by super user: The usage of "never" as option makes the question unable to be settled.
Unsuspended Wed 15th Oct 2008 12:48am PST by tomg[Admin]: Options changed to be mutually exclusive, cover the date range fully, and settleable.
Suspended Sat 1st Nov 2008 9am PST : Suspend date reached
Changed Suspend date Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:07am PST by tomg[Admin]: was: "2008-11-01 09:00:00"
Unsuspended Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:07am PST by tomg[Admin]: Wrong suspend date.

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