What are per-message carrier surcharges?
Updated 2026-03-17
10DLC Carrier Surcharges
Below is a list of carrier-imposed per message surcharges passed through by TSG Global.
In a continuing effort to keep up with the changing 10DLC ecosystem, we will update the surcharge information as it is made available.
United States SMS and MMS Consolidated Rate Table: currency USD
| Organization | Network Name | SMS MO | SMS MT | MMS MO | MMS MT |
| 1st. Point Communications | Shelcom | 0.0040 | 0.0040 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| AT&T Mobility | AT&T | 0.0030 | 0.0030 | 0.0075 | 0.0075 |
| C Spire Wireless | C Spire Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.005 | 0.010 |
| Carolina West Wireless | Carolina West Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Cellcom | Cellcom | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Commnet Wireless, LLC | Commnet | 0.000 | 0.0025 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Cooper Valley Wireless | Cooper Valley Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Dish Wireless | Dish Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Inland Cellular Telephone Co. | Inland Cellular | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| James Valley Wireless | James Valley Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Nex-Tec Wireless, LLC | Nex-Tec Wireless | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Pine Telephone | Pine Telephone | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Southernlinc Wireless | SouthernLink | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Sprint PCS | Sprint | 0.003 | 0.0030 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| TextNow | TextNow | 0.000 | 0.0020 | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| T-Mobile USA, INC | T-Mobile USA | 0.000 | 0.0045 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| Thumb Cellular Limited | Thumb Cellular | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Union Telephone Company | Union Telephone | 0.0035 | 0.0035 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U.S. Cellular | U.S. Cellular | 0.000 | 0.0050 | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| Verizon Wireless | Verizon Wireless | 0.0000 | 0.00405 | 0.0002 | 0.0065 |
| Puerto Rico - Claro | Claro | 0.000 |
0.0100 |
0.000 |
0.0150 |
| Puerto Rico - Liberty | Liberty | 0.000 |
0.0110 |
0.000 |
0.0180 |
| AT&T Mobility (April 1st) | AT&T | $0.0035 |
$0.0035 |
$0.009 |
$0.009 |
| Verizon (May 1st | Verizon Wireless | $0.0045 |
$0.000 |
$0.007 |
$0.000 |
US Toll Free SMS and MMS Consolidated Rate Table: USD
Carrier |
SMS (MT) |
SMS (MO) |
MMS (MT) |
MMS (MO) |
| AT&T | 0.003 |
0.003 |
0.0075 |
0.0075 |
| Textnow | 0.0015 |
0.00 |
0.002 |
0.00 |
| T-Mobile | 0.0045 |
0.0025 |
0.010 |
0.010 |
| US Cellular | 0.0045 |
0.0025 |
0.005 |
0.005 |
| Verizon | 0.0040 |
0.00 |
0.0065 |
0.00 |
| Clearsky | 0.004 |
0.00 |
0.010 |
0.010 |
| Interop | 0.0035 |
0.00 |
0.010 |
0.00 |
| AT&T (April 1st) | 0.0035 |
0.0035 |
0.009 |
0.009 |
| Verizon (May 1st ) | $0.0045 |
0.000 |
0.0070 |
0.000 |
US Short Code SMS Operator Surcharges
| Carrier | SMS MT | SMS MO |
| Verizon Wireless | $0.0045 | 0.0000 |
| AT&T | $0.0030 | 0.0000 |
| T-Mobile | $0.0045 | 0.0000 |
| US Cellular (now T-Mobile) | $0.0045 | 0.0000 |
| All Others | $0.0035 | 0.0035 |
| AT&T (April 1st) | $0.0035 |
$0.0035 |
US Short Code MMS Operator Surcharges
| Carrier | MMS MT | MMS MO |
| Verizon Wireless | $0.020 | 0.020 |
| AT&T | $0.0050 | 0.000 |
| T-Mobile | $0.0000 | 0.010 |
| US Cellular (now T-Mobile) | $0.0100 | 0.000 |
| All Others | $0.0050 | 0.005 |
| AT&T (April 1st) | $0.0090 |
$0.009 |
Canada SMS and MMS Consolidated Rate Table: currency USD
| Carrier | SMS MT |
SMS MO |
MMS MT |
MMS MO |
| Bell Mobility | $0.0080 |
$0.00 |
$0.0290 |
$0.00 |
| Virgin Mobile | $0.0080 |
$0.00 |
$0.0290 |
$0.00 |
| Eastlink | $0.0060 |
$0.00 |
$0.0080 |
$0.00 |
| Fibernetics | $0.0038 |
$0.00 |
$0.0060 |
$0.00 |
| Rodgers Wireless | $0.0090 |
$0.00 |
$0.0180 |
$0.00 |
| Fido | $0.0090 |
$0.00 |
$0.0180 |
$0.00 |
| Sasktel Mobility | $0.0060 |
$0.00 |
$0.0065 |
$0.00 |
| Telus Mobility | $0.0075 |
$0.00 |
$0.0150 |
$0.00 |
| Videotron | $0.0065 |
$0.00 |
$0.0090 |
$0.00 |
| Freedom Mobile | $0.0065 |
$0.00 |
$0.0090 |
$0.00 |
T-Mobile now owns US Cellular. What other carriers are associated with the larger mobile network operators?
TSG Global has associated the larger MNOs with several carriers and MVNOs for surcharge purposes. Below is a table that reflects these mappings as of April 29th, 2022:
MNO |
Associated Carriers |
| T-Mobile | Sprint, Sprint MVNO, Sprint Spectrum, Boost, Virgin Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Omnipoint, Powertel, Voicestream, Eliska Wireless, Aerial Communication, Metro PCS, USCC, US Cellular Corp, United States Cellular |
| AT&T | AT&T, Cingular, AT&T Corp |
| Verizon Wireless | Verizon, Bell Atlantic, Bluegrass, MCI Metro |
In general, you will not see the associated carriers listed in the "Destination" column of your CDRs as TSG Global will normalize and label them with the appropriate MNO surcharge.
Questions about any of the above fees?
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