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Carrier surcharges

This article describes current carrier surcharges for Local/10DLC, Toll-Free, and Short Code messages. All rates are in USD and subject to change as the messaging ecosystem evolves.

Updated this week

US surcharges

Local/10DLC

For additional information, please see 10DLC fees.

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Old: AT&T - Registered

SMS

$0.0030

$0.0030

10/1/2024

New: AT&T - Registered

SMS

$0.0035

$0.0035

4/1/2026

Old: AT&T - Registered

MMS

$0.0075

$0.0075

10/1/2024

New: AT&T - Registered

MMS

$0.0090

$0.0090

4/1/2026

AT&T - Unregistered

SMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

10/1/2024

AT&T - Unregistered

MMS

$0.0130

$0.0130

10/1/2024

Old: T-Mobile - Registered

SMS

$0.0030

$0.0030

6/1/2021

New: T-Mobile - Registered

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0045

1/19/2026

T-Mobile - Registered

MMS

$0.010

$0.0100

6/1/2021

T-Mobile - Unregistered

SMS

$0.012

$0.012

12/1/2024

T-Mobile - Unregistered

MMS

$0.021

$0.021

12/1/2024

Old: U.S. Cellular

SMS

-

$0.0050

3/1/2019

New: U.S. Cellular

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0050

1/19/2026

Old: U.S. Cellular

MMS

-

$0.0100

3/1/2021

New: U.S. Cellular

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

1/19/2026

Verizon - Registered

SMS

-

$0.0040

6/1/2025

Verizon - Unregistered

SMS

-

$0.0100

7/1/2023

Verizon

MMS

-

$0.0065

6/1/2025

ClearSky*

SMS

$0.0040

$0.0040

12/1/2025

ClearSky*

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

12/1/2025

Interop*

SMS

$0.0035

$0.0035

12/1/2025

Interop*

MMS

$0.0050

$0.0100

12/1/2025

*For a breakdown of carriers under ClearSky and Interop, please see the ClearSky and Interop Carriers tab in our Messaging Reach Matrix.

Short Code

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Old: AT&T

SMS

-

$0.0030

10/1/2023

New: AT&T

SMS

$0.0035

$0.0035

4/1/2026

Old: AT&T

MMS

-

$0.0075

10/1/2024

New: AT&T

MMS

$0.0090

$0.0090

4/1/2026

Old: T-Mobile

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0025

9/24/2021

New: T-Mobile

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0045

1/19/2026

T-Mobile

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

9/24/2021

Old: U.S. Cellular

SMS

-

$0.0035

9/24/2021

New: U.S. Cellular

SMS

-

$0.0045

1/19/2026

Old: U.S. Cellular

MMS

-

$0.0100

9/24/2021

New: U.S. Cellular

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

1/19/2026

Verizon

SMS

-

$0.0040

6/1/2025

Verizon

MMS

-

$0.0065

6/1/2025

ClearSky*

SMS

$0.0040

$0.0040

12/1/2025

ClearSky*

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

12/1/2025

Interop*

SMS

$0.0035

$0.0035

12/1/2025

Interop*

MMS

$0.0050

$0.0100

12/1/2025

*For a breakdown of carriers under ClearSky and Interop, please see the ClearSky and Interop Carriers tab in our Messaging Reach Matrix.

Toll-Free

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Old: AT&T

SMS

$0.0030

$0.0030

10/1/2024

New: AT&T

SMS

$0.0035

$0.0035

4/1/2026

Old: AT&T

MMS

$0.0075

$0.0075

10/1/2024

New: AT&T

MMS

$0.0090

$0.0090

4/1/2026

Claro

SMS

-

$0.0045

8/1/2022

Old: T-Mobile

SMS

$0.0030

$0.0030

3/1/2022

New: T-Mobile

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0045

1/19/2026

T-Mobile

MMS

$0.01

$0.0100

7/1/2021

Old: U.S. Cellular

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0025

11/1/2021

New: U.S. Cellular

SMS

$0.0025

$0.0045

1/19/2026

Old: U.S. Cellular

MMS

$0.0050

$0.0050

11/1/2021

New: U.S. Cellular

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

1/19/2026

Verizon

SMS

-

$0.0040

6/1/2025

Verizon

MMS

-

$0.0065

6/1/2025

ClearSky*

SMS

-

$0.0040

12/1/2025

ClearSky*

MMS

$0.0100

$0.0100

12/1/2025

Interop*

SMS

-

$0.0035

12/1/2025

Interop*

MMS

-

$0.0100

12/1/2025

*For a breakdown of carriers under ClearSky and Interop, please see the ClearSky and Interop Carriers tab in our Messaging Reach Matrix.

Canada surcharges

Canada: Local

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Bell & Virgin

SMS

-

$0.0080

8/1/2025

Bell & Virgin

MMS

-

$0.0290

8/1/2025

Eastlink (Bragg Communications)

SMS

-

$0.0060

8/1/2025

Eastlink (Bragg Communications)

MMS

-

$0.0080

8/1/2025

FIDO Solutions

SMS

-

$0.0080

8/1/2025

FIDO Solutions

MMS

-

$0.0160

8/1/2025

Freedom Mobile
(Globalive Wireless/WIND)

SMS

-

$0.0065

8/1/2025

Freedom Mobile
(Globalive Wireless/WIND)

MMS

-

$0.0090

8/1/2025

Rogers

SMS

-

$0.0080

8/1/2025

Rogers

MMS

-

$0.0160

8/1/2025

Sasktel

SMS

-

$0.0060

8/1/2025

Sasktel

MMS

-

$0.0095

8/1/2025

Telus

SMS

-

$0.0075

8/1/2025

Telus

MMS

-

$0.0130

8/1/2025

Videotron

SMS

-

$0.0065

8/1/2025

Videotron

MMS

-

$0.0090

8/1/2025

Canada: Toll-Free

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Bell & Virgin

SMS

-

$0.0080

8/1/2025

Bell & Virgin

MMS

-

$0.0290

8/1/2025

Eastlink (Bragg Communications)

SMS

-

$0.0060

8/1/2025

Eastlink (Bragg Communications)

MMS

-

$0.0096

8/1/2025

FIDO Solutions

SMS

-

$0.0072

8/1/2025

FIDO Solutions

MMS

-

$0.0160

8/1/2025

Freedom Mobile
(Globalive Wireless/WIND)

SMS

-

$0.0050

8/1/2025

Freedom Mobile
(Globalive Wireless/WIND)

MMS

-

$0.0090

8/1/2025

Rogers

SMS

-

$0.0072

8/1/2025

Rogers

MMS

-

$0.0160

8/1/2025

Sasktel

SMS

-

$0.0060

8/1/2025

Sasktel

MMS

-

$0.0095

8/1/2025

Telus

SMS

-

$0.0075

8/1/2025

Telus

MMS

-

$0.0130

8/1/2025

Videotron

SMS

-

$0.0050

8/1/2025

Videotron

MMS

-

$0.0090

8/1/2025

Other surcharges

International: Local

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

Claro - PR

SMS

-

$0.0100

11/1/2025

Claro - PR

MMS

-

$0.0130

1/1/2023

Digicel Caribbean (A2P)

SMS

-

$0.20

10/1/2025

Digicel Caribbean (P2P)

SMS

-

$0.025

12/1/2025

Docomo Pacific

SMS

-

$0.0275

12/1/2025

GTA Teleguam

SMS

-

$0.0050

12/1/2025

IT&E (PTI Pacifica)

SMS

-

$0.0045

12/1/2025

Liberty Puerto Rico

SMS

-

$0.009

5/1/2025

Liberty Puerto Rico

SMS

-

$0.0110

8/1/2025

Reliance Jio Infocom LTD - IN

SMS

-

$0.0530

8/1/2022

Bharti Airtel Limited - IN

SMS

-

$0.0530

8/1/2022

Vodafone Idea Limited - IN

SMS

-

$0.0530

8/1/2022

Telstra Corporation LTD - AU

SMS

-

$0.0790

8/1/2022

Optus Networks Pty LTD - AU

SMS

-

$0.0790

8/1/2022

TPG Telecom Limited - AU

SMS

-

$0.0790

8/1/2022

Everything Everywhere Limited - UK

SMS

-

$0.0840

8/1/2022

Telefonica O2 UK Limited - UK

SMS

-

$0.0840

8/1/2022

Vodafone UK - UK

SMS

-

$0.0790

8/1/2022

RCS for Business

Carrier

Type

Inbound

Outbound

Effective

AT&T

Rich

$0.0045

$0.0045

6/1/2025

AT&T

Rich Media

$0.0100

$0.0100

6/1/2025

C Spire (Cellular South)

Rich

$0.00

$0.0018

4/1/2025

C Spire (Cellular South)

Rich Media

$0.00

$0.0022

4/1/2025

Spectrum

Rich

$0.0040

$0.0040

1/1/2026

Spectrum

Rich Media

$0.0060

$0.0060

1/1/2026

Old: T-Mobile

Rich

$0.0045

$0.0045

4/1/2025

New: T-Mobile

Rich

$0.0025

$0.0062

1/19/2026

T-Mobile

Rich Media*

$0.0125

$0.0125

7/15/2025

Old: U.S. Cellular

Rich

$0.0050

$0.0050

7/15/2025

New: U.S. Cellular

Rich

$0.0100

$0.0062

1/19/2026

U.S. Cellular

Rich Media

$0.0135

$0.0135

7/15/2025

Verizon

Rich

$0.00

$0.0040

6/1/2025

Verizon

Rich Media

$0.00

$0.0060

6/1/2025

* T-Mobile Rich Media fee covers up to 5MB for total message size, including all media and assets. Additional MB, up to a maximum of 100MB, has a carrier surcharge of $0.001/MB per inbound and outbound.

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