Verizon raises A2P SMS and MMS fees
First of two Verizon increases in 2026.
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Verizon raises its A2P SMS fee to $0.005
Second Verizon increase this year. Up 25% since January.
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- What changed
- Verizon raised its outbound pass-through fee on A2P SMS for 10DLC, toll-free and short code traffic. Inbound messages have no Verizon fee. MMS stays at $0.007.
- Who is affected
- Every sender with traffic to Verizon subscribers.
- When
- Effective . Announced .
- What to do
- Update your SMS cost model. Shorter messages save money: the fee is per segment.
Figures
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| Outbound SMS | $0.005 | |
| Outbound MMS | $0.007 | No change |
Verizon raised its A2P SMS pass-through fee twice in 2026: from $0.0040 to $0.0045 on 1 May, and to $0.005 on 1 October. That is 25% more than at the start of the year.
The fee applies to outbound SMS on 10DLC, toll-free and short code. Verizon does not charge for inbound messages. The MMS fee stays at $0.007.
Verizon now has the highest outbound SMS fee of the three large carriers. T-Mobile charges $0.0045 and AT&T $0.0035. See the current fee per carrier on the carrier fees page.
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Outbound SMS to these networks now costs up to $0.005 a segment.
