Reverse SMS billing or premium SMS service means that the user of the recipient
phone rather than the message sender is charged for the cost of the
SMS message received. It is also called MT (Mobile Terminated) Billing. Reverse-billed SMS messages are only sent if specifically requested by the phone user; however, many unscrupulous operators will send reverse-charged messages without prior consent of the recipient, which often go un-noticed by users on Pay As You Go plans without itemised billing. The consent may also be hidden in the
fine print of an advertisement.
[
] A daily weather alert is an example of a service where regular reverse-billed messages are received.
In some countries, providers are required by law or regulation to provide a means of opting out of a service once it has been commenced. Most typically, this is achieved by sending a stop message (most typically, simply ) to the same number as the service itself.
See also
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Collect call
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Premium-rated short messages
References
External links
US short code whois
Calling features
Mobile telecommunication services
Text messaging
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