No Dispute That Carriers Believe They Can Block Texts Consumers Want, Twilio Says
There's no dispute in the record that wireless carriers believe they can -- and routinely do -- block text messages that consumers wish to receive, Twilio said in an ex parte filing posted Tuesday in FCC docket 08-7. Wireless-carrier blocking…
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practices occur despite carriers representing to consumers that their messaging services will be unlimited, the company said. Twilio is encouraging the FCC to move quickly on granting the relief the company has requested in its petition for expedited declaratory ruling that the agency deem messaging services a Title II Communications Act telecom service.