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Carrier pass-through fees are per-message surcharges that mobile carriers charge for delivering SMS, MMS, and RCS traffic. Sinch bills these fees in addition to its own messaging fees, and they vary by carrier, message type, and phone number type (Short Code, 10DLC, Toll-Free, Long Code, or RCS Agent). This article is the single reference for all carrier pass-through fees across Sinch messaging products in the U.S. and Canada. It replaces the carrier fee tables that previously lived inside each individual product pricing article. Disclaimer: Prices shown on this page are only indications and may be subject to change. Always contact a Sinch Account Manager for the most up-to-date pricing. Contact Sinch to discuss the most up-to-date costs and to calculate costs related to your business needs. Jump to: RCS for Business | Short Code | 10DLC | Toll-Free | Long Code   RCS for Business RCS pass-through fees differ from SMS. U.S. carriers bill by message tier (Rich, Rich Media, and Interactive Session), while Canadian carriers bill by tier (Basic, Single, and Conversational). United States Carrier Message Tier MT MO Verizon Wireless Rich (text-only, 160 characters, suggested replies, limited actions) $0.0045  -   Rich Media (images, video, WebView, cards, carousels, up to 100MB) $0.007  -   Interactive Session* $0.009  - T-Mobile (includes US Cellular) Rich $0.0062 $0.0025   Rich Media (first 5MB included) $0.0125 $0.0125   Rich Media, per extra 1MB after 5MB $0.001 $0.001   Interactive Session* $0.06  - AT&T Rich $0.0045 $0.0045   Rich Media (up to 100MB) $0.01 $0.01   Interactive Session* $0.03  - Spectrum Rich $0.004 $0.004   Rich Media (up to 100MB) $0.006 $0.006   Interactive Session* $0.009  - DISH Network Rich $0.003  -   Rich Media (up to 100MB) $0.005  -   Interactive Session* $0.009  -    *An Interactive Session is a single billable event covering all Rich and Rich Media messages exchanged between an RBM agent and a consumer within 24 hours of a Session Trigger. A Session is triggered when a brand agent and a user exchange 4 Rich or Rich Media messages, including at least one MT message and at least two MO responses, within a 24-hour period.   Canada (all prices in CAD) Carrier Message Tier MT MO Bell Mobility Basic (text-only, 160 characters) $0.01 $0.01   Single (rich media, buttons, cards, carousels, text over 160 characters) $0.025 $0.025   Conversational (replies within a 24-hour window) $0.035 $0.035 TELUS Basic $0.0065 $0.0065   Single $0.01 $0.01   Conversational $0.02 $0.02 Rogers Wireless Basic $0.01     Single $0.01     Conversational $0.02   SaskTel Basic $0.006 $0.006   Single $0.012 $0.012   Conversational $0.02 $0.02   Back to top Short Code United States Standard Rate SMS via Short Code Carrier MT MO 1st Point Comm / Shelcomm $0.0040  - Aerialink $0.0040  - Altice Mobile $0.0040  - Appalachian Wireless dba East Kentucky Network $0.0040  - Arctic Slope Telephone Cooperative Association (ASTAC) $0.0040  - AT&T and Cricket Wireless $0.0035 $0.0035 Atlantic Tele-Network International (ATNI) $0.0040  - Bandwidth dba Republic Wireless $0.0040  - Break Away Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 BrightlinkIP $0.0040  - C-Spire Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Carolina West Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Cellcom $0.0045 $0.0045 Chat Mobility / Hawkeye $0.0045 $0.0045 Commio $0.0040  - Copper Valley Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Cross Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 CTC (Cambridge Telephone Company) $0.0045 $0.0045 CTCI (Custer Tel) $0.0040  - Digital Communications Consulting (DCC) / OTZ Telecommunications / Cordova Wireless $0.0040  - DISH Network $0.0045  - Enflick / TextNow $0.0040  - Evolve Cellular $0.0040  - Fastwyre $0.0040  - General Communication $0.0045 $0.0045 Inland Cellular / Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership $0.0045 $0.0045 Inteliquent / Onvoy-Spectrum Wireless / Layered Communications $0.0040  - James Valley Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Limitless Mobile / Immix / Keystone Wireless / PC Management $0.0040  - Nemont dba Sagebrush Cellular $0.0040  - Nex-Tech Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Northwest Missouri Cellular / Hawkeye $0.0045 $0.0045 Nucla-Naturita $0.0040  - Number Access $0.0040  - Optimera $0.0040  - Panhandle / PTCI $0.0045 $0.0045 Pine Belt Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Pine Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Pinger Inc $0.0040  - Plivo $0.0040  - RingCentral $0.0040  - SI Wireless $0.0040  - Silver Star Communications $0.0045 $0.0045 Smith Bagley / CellularOne Northeast Arizona (C1NEAZ) $0.0040  - Snake River PCS (Eagle Tel) $0.0040  - Southern LINC $0.0045 $0.0045 Standing Rock $0.0040  - Strata Networks $0.0045 $0.0045 T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile $0.0045 $0.0025 Telnyx $0.0040  - TextMe $0.0040  - Textplus $0.0040  - Thumb Cellular Limited $0.0040  - TSG Global / Flextalk $0.0040  - Tychron $0.0040  - U.S. Cellular $0.0045  - UBET Wireless $0.0040  - Union Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 United Wireless dba PTCI / Panhandle $0.0040  - Verizon Wireless $0.0045  - Viaero Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Vonage $0.0040  - Voxtelesys $0.0040  - Windy City Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Zipwhip $0.0040  -   Puerto Rico Carrier MT MO Claro PR $0.0740  - Liberty Wireless $0.0125 $0.005   Guam Carrier MT MO DOCOMO Pacific $0.0120  - GTA Teleguam $0.0120  - PTI Pacifica / IT&E $0.0120  -   U.S. Virgin Islands Carrier MT MO Viya $0.0040  -   American Samoa Carrier MT MO American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) $0.0070  -   Standard Rate MMS via Short Code Carrier MT MO Appalachian Wireless (East Kentucky Network) $0.010  - AT&T and Cricket Wireless $0.009 $0.009 Carolina West Wireless $0.010 $0.005 Cellcom $0.010 $0.005 Copper Valley Wireless $0.010 $0.005 Custer Telephone Coop. $0.010  - DISH Network $0.010  - Inland Cellular / Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership $0.010 $0.005 James Valley Cellular $0.010 $0.005 Nex-Tech Wireless $0.010 $0.005 Number Access $0.010  - Pine Belt Wireless $0.010 $0.005 Pine Cellular $0.010 $0.005 Smith Bagley / CellularOne Northeast Arizona (C1NEAZ) $0.010  - Southern LINC $0.010 $0.005 T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile $0.010 $0.010 Thumb Cellular Limited $0.010  - Tychron $0.010  - U.S. Cellular $0.010 $0.010 Union Wireless $0.010 $0.005 Verizon Wireless $0.007  - Viaero Wireless (NE Colorado Cellular) $0.010 $0.005   Canada (all prices in USD) Standard Rate SMS via Short Code Carrier MT MO Bell Mobility / Virgin Mobile $0.0048 $0.0048 Cogeco $0.0035  - Eastlink (Bragg Communications) $0.0036 $0.0036 Freedom Mobile (fka Wind) $0.0036 $0.0036 Iristel / ICE Wireless $0.0036  - ISP Telecom $0.0040  - K-net $0.0040  - Rogers Wireless / Fido (formerly Microcell) $0.0052 $0.0052 SaskTel Mobility $0.0036 $0.0036 TELUS $0.0047  - Videotron Mobile / Fizz Mobile $0.0036 $0.0036 Standard Rate MMS via Short Code Carrier MT MO Bell $0.018 $0.018 TELUS $0.0096 - Rogers $0.0074 $0.0074 Back to top 10DLC United States Standard Rate SMS via 10DLC Carrier MT MO 1st Point Comm / Shelcomm $0.0040 $0.0040 Alaska Communications / General Communication $0.0045 $0.0045 Appalachian Wireless (East Kentucky Network) $0.0040  - Arctic Slope Telephone Cooperative Association (ASTAC) $0.0035 $0.0035 AT&T and Cricket Wireless $0.0035 $0.0035 Bluegrass Cellular $0.0025  - Break Away Wireless $0.0035 $0.0035 C-Spire Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Carolina West Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Cellcom $0.0045 $0.0045 Chat Mobility / Hawkeye $0.0045 $0.0045 Commnet $0.0025  - Copper Valley Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Cross Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 CTC (Cambridge Telephone Company) $0.0035 $0.0035 CTCI (Custer Tel) $0.0035 $0.0035 DISH Network $0.0045  - Fastwyre $0.0035 $0.0035 Inland Cellular / Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership $0.0045 $0.0045 James Valley Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Nex-Tech Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Northwest Missouri Cellular / Hawkeye $0.0035 $0.0035 Nucla-Naturita $0.0035 $0.0035 Panhandle / PTCI $0.0045 $0.0045 Pine Belt Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Pine Telephone $0.0045 $0.0045 Silver Star Communications $0.0035 $0.0035 Snake River PCS (Eagle Tel) $0.0035 $0.0035 Southern LINC $0.0045 $0.0045 Standing Rock $0.0035 $0.0035 Strata Networks $0.0035 $0.0035 T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile $0.0045 $0.0025 TextNow $0.0035  - Thumb Cellular Limited $0.0045 $0.0045 U.S. Cellular $0.0050 $0.0025 Union Cellular $0.0045 $0.0045 Verizon Wireless $0.0045  - Viaero Wireless $0.0045 $0.0045 Windy City Wireless $0.0035 $0.0035   Puerto Rico Carrier MT MO Claro PR $0.0100  - Liberty Wireless $0.0100 $0.0030   U.S. Virgin Islands Carrier MT MO Viya $0.0025  -   Standard Rate MMS via 10DLC   United States Carrier MT MO Alaska Communications / General Communication $0.0100 $0.0050 Arctic Slope Telephone Cooperative Association (ASTAC) $0.0100 $0.0050 AT&T and Cricket Wireless $0.0090 $0.0090 Break Away Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 C-Spire Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 Carolina West Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 Cellcom $0.0100 $0.0050 Chat Mobility / Hawkeye $0.0100 $0.0050 Copper Valley Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 CTC (Cambridge Telephone Company) $0.0100 $0.0050 CTCI (Custer Tel) $0.0100 $0.0050 Inland Cellular / Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership $0.0100 $0.0050 James Valley Cellular $0.0100 $0.0050 Nex-Tech Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 Northwest Missouri Cellular / Hawkeye $0.0100 $0.0050 Nucla-Naturita $0.0100 $0.0050 Panhandle / PTCI $0.0100 $0.0050 Pine Belt Cellular $0.0100 $0.0050 Pine Cellular $0.0100 $0.0050 Silver Star Communications $0.0100 $0.0050 Snake River PCS (Eagle Tel) $0.0100 $0.0050 Southern LINC $0.0100 $0.0050 Standing Rock $0.0100 $0.0050 Strata Networks $0.0100 $0.0050 T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile $0.0100 $0.0100 TextNow $0.0035  - Thumb Cellular Limited $0.0100 $0.0050 U.S. Cellular $0.0100 $0.0100 Union Cellular $0.0100 $0.0050 Verizon Wireless $0.0070  - Viaero Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050 Windy City Wireless $0.0100 $0.0050   Puerto Rico Carrier MT MO Claro PR $0.015  - Liberty Wireless $0.018  -   Toll-Free United States Standard Rate SMS via TFN Carrier MT MO Verizon $0.0045  - AT&T $0.0035 $0.0035 T-Mobile $0.0045 $0.0025 U.S. Cellular $0.0045 $0.0025 C-Spire Wireless $0.0025  - TextNow/Enflick $0.0015  - Claro (Puerto Rico) $0.0045  - Liberty Wireless (Puerto Rico) $0.0060  - Standard Rate MMS via TFN Carrier MT MO AT&T $0.0090 $0.0090 T-Mobile $0.0100 $0.0100 Verizon Wireless $0.0070  - U.S. Cellular $0.0100 $0.0100 C-Spire Wireless $0.0100  - TextNow/Enflick $0.0020  -   Canada (all prices in CAD) Standard Rate SMS via TFN Carrier MT MO Bell Mobility $0.0110  - Virgin Mobile $0.0110  - Rogers Wireless / Fido (formerly Microcell) $0.0090  - Eastlink (Bragg Communications) $0.0080  - TELUS $0.0100  - Videotron $0.0070  - Sasktel $0.0080  - Freedom Mobile $0.0060  - Standard Rate MMS via TFN Carrier MT MO Aliant 0.041 CAD - Bell Mobility 0.041 CAD - Eastlink (Bragg Communications) 0.010 CAD - Fizz 0.007 CAD - Freedom Mobile 0.012 CAD - Public Communications 0.010 CAD - Rogers Wireless / Fido (formerly Microcell) 0.015 CAD - SaskTel 0.008 CAD - TELUS 0.020 CAD - Videotron 0.012 CAD - Virgin Mobile 0.041 CAD -   Back to top Long Code Canada (all prices in USD) Standard Rate SMS via Long Code Carrier MT MO Bell Mobility $0.0079 - Cogeco $0.05425 - Eastlink (Bragg Communications) $0.0057 - Fibernetics $0.0036 - Freedom Mobile $0.0064 - Rogers Wireless / Fido (formerly Microcell) $0.0087 - SaskTel $0.0057 - TELUS $0.0072 - Videotron $0.0064 - Virgin Mobile $0.0079 -   Standard Rate MMS via Long Code Carrier MT MO Bell Mobility $0.0300 - Eastlink (Bragg Communications) $0.0072 - Fibernetics $0.0057 - Freedom Mobile $0.0086 - Rogers Wireless / Fido (formerly Microcell) $0.0170 - SaskTel $0.0057 - TELUS $0.0140 - Videotron $0.0086 - Virgin Mobile $0.0300 -   Back to top Additional Markets (all prices in USD) Standard Rate SMS via Long Code Carrier MT MO Guam Choice Phone LLC 0.00450 USD  - DOCOMO Pacific 0.02750 USD  - GTA Teleguam 0.00500 USD  - IT&E Wireless 0.00450 USD  - American Samoa ASTCA 0.04000 USD  - Bluesky Communications 0.05000 USD  - Anguilla Digicel Anguilla 0.20 USD  - Lime 0.07400 USD  - Antigua & Barbuda Apua PCS 0.03500 USD  - Digicel Antigua & Barbuda 0.20 USD  - Lime 0.07400 USD  - Bahamas Be Aliv Ltd. 0.02700 USD  - The Bahamas Telecommunications Company 0.03680 USD  - Barbados Cable & Wireless 0.07400 USD  - Digicel Limited 0.20 USD  - Bermuda Cellularone 0.02150 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  - British Virgin Islands Cable & Wireless (West Indies) 0.07400 USD  - CCT 0.01350 USD  - Digicel Limited 0.20 USD  - Cayman Islands Cable & Wireless 0.07400 USD  - Digicel Cayman Ltd. 0.20 USD  - Dominica Cable & Wireless Dominica 0.07400 USD  - Digicel Dominica 0.20 USD  - Dominican Republic Altice 0.04400 USD  - Claro GSM 0.02500 USD  - Tricom S.A. 0.02500 USD  - Trilogy 0.04000 USD  - Grenada Cable & Wireless Grenada 0.07400 USD  - Digicel Grenada Ltd. 0.20 USD  - Jamaica Cable And Wireless Jamaica 0.07400 USD  - Digicel Jamaica 0.20 USD  - Montserrat Cable & Wireless West Indies 0.07400 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  - Saint Kitts & Nevis Cable & Wireless 0.07400 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  - UTS 0.02500 USD  - Saint Lucia Cable & Wireless 0.07400 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  - Saint Martin UTS 0.02500 USD  - Saint Vincent & Grenadines Cable & Wireless Caribbean Cellular 0.07400 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  - Trinidad & Tobago Digicel 0.20 USD  - TSTT 0.03000 USD  - Turks & Caicos Islands Cable & Wireless West Indies 0.07400 USD  - Digicel 0.20 USD  -   Notes: Carrier pass-through fees are billed in addition to Sinch's own messaging fees and any applicable registration, vetting, or setup fees. Carrier fees are set by the carriers and are subject to change without notice. Sinch will notify customers of any changes. For Sinch messaging fees, registration and vetting fees, and non-compliance penalties, see the individual product pricing articles: Short Code, 10DLC, Toll-Free Numbers, RCS for Business. Useful links: Contact Sinch ... View more