TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Texters shall benefit from reduced charges for text messaging after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) approved the reduction in the interconnection charges short messaging service or SMS.
In a directive, the NTC ordered that the interconnection charge for SMS between two separate telecommunications networks should not exceed 15 centavos per SMS.
With the enactment of the new rate, the interconnection cost of SMS will be cut by 20 centavos from the prevailing rate of 35 centavos per SMS.