CTIA – The Wireless Association® to Set the Record Straight on Text Messaging

WASHINGTON, DC – CTIA - The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement today in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) issuance of a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling regarding Text Messaging: 

“We look forward to clearing-up the apparent confusion between text messages and common short codes that has been put forward by a number of groups. First and foremost, the wireless industry does not block text messages of any type. 
 
“As far as common short codes are concerned, our comments will provide details on wireless industry practices, including several voluntary consumer protection measures that are already in place. 

“We are confident that after all of the facts are on the table, policymakers will conclude that government regulation of this competitive and evolving service will be bad for consumers.”  

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