Correction: The original version of this announcement from October 10, 2025 incorrectly stated that Cellular South's MMS New Inbound rate is $0.0100 and MMS New Outbound rate is $0.0050. We have corrected it below.
What's happening?
Effective November 1, 2025, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (DBA Claro) is increasing their surcharges for Local SMS, and C-Spire (DBA Cellular South) is increasing their surcharges for both Local SMS and MMS.
What do I need to know?
The updated rates are as follows:
Carrier | Type | Current Inbound (USD) | New Inbound (USD) | Current Outbound (USD) | New Outbound (USD) |
Claro | SMS | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | $0.00875 | $0.0100 |
Cellular South | SMS | $0.0000 | $0.0035 | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
Cellular South | MMS | $0.0000 | $0.0050 | $0.0100 | $0.0100 |
You can find a full list of the carrier surcharges Bandwidth passes through to you in this support article.
Questions?
Please open a ticket with your Bandwidth Support Team or call us at (855) 864-7776!