Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

AT&T simplifies texting

The wireless carrier has decided not to hassle with different levels of texting plans anymore since most people seem to just want unlimited texting…

The wireless carrier has decided not to hassle with different levels of texting plans anymore since most people seem to just want unlimited texting. To that end, its dispensed with incremental levels like 1000 texts for $10 and gone to two options: unlimited or pay-per-text, 20 or 30 cents depending on whether there are pictures. Surprising fact: the average American teenager sends ten trillion text messages per second and 85% of them are about that outfit Megan wore.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Make Me Smart
    2 days ago
    25:50
  • Marketplace
    2 days ago
    26:21
  • How We Survive
    2 days ago
    25:04
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 days ago
    26:12
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    3 days ago
    7:01
  • Marketplace Tech
    3 days ago
    10:55
  • Million Bazillion
    4 days ago
    7:35
  • Financially Inclined
    3 months ago
    12:30
  • The Uncertain Hour
    4 months ago
    22:50
  • Corner Office from Marketplace
    5 years ago
    20:58