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		lotsofpulp on Dec 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Report Phone Spam – Shut down robocallers and text... > , but in the US you’re charged per text and minutes received I doubt 99%+ of end users in the US have been charged for non international minutes or non international text in the last decade or even 15 years.

29083011397778 on Dec 4, 2023 [–]

The bill the end user receives being zero doesn't change how telecom billing is set up. The fact that it's "Free" and costs are hidden from the user in America isn't exactly uncommon.

lotsofpulp on Dec 4, 2023 | [–]

If the phone companies are billing each other, they don’t they have to know who to bill, per tinus_hn’s comment?

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