French regulators cap SMS charges

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French communications regulator ARCEP has had its move to cap the cost of text messaging backed by the European Commission.

Under the plans Orange France, SFR, and Bouygues Telecom will see the wholesale amount they can charge each other for routing texts through their networks capped.

Orange and SFR will be capped at three cents, down from 4.3 cents, and smaller firm Bouygues will be able to charge no more than 3.5 cents per SMS.