DialMyCalls Blog What are SMS Carrier Fees and How to Lower Your Costs

If your business relies on SMS to connect with customers, whether through alerts, promotions, appointment reminders, or two-way messaging, you're probably familiar with the convenience and high engagement rates that text messaging delivers. But behind every message you send, there's often a less-visible cost eating into your budget: SMS carrier fees. Carrier fees are surcharges imposed by mobile carriers (like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile) for delivering messages to their subscribers. These fees are in addition to the per-message rates you might pay to your SMS provider. And as messaging regulations evolve, so do these costs, making it essential for businesses to understand where their money is going and how to manage it effectively. In this guide, we'll walk through: What SMS carrier fees are and how they're structured The different types of carrier fees businesses might encounter Key factors that influence your total messaging costs Actionable ways to reduce or[click to continue...]The post What are SMS Carrier Fees and How to Lower Your Costs appeared first on DialMyCalls.