[asterisk-biz] Anyone knows about wholesale text messaging contracts?

[Michael]

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:04:07 c.savinovich at itntelecom.com wrote:
> >>>what price per sms do you think could be achieved with the purchasing
>
> power that is "fair" enough ?
>
>  What I am trying to find out is simple: What price can be obtained from a
> *carrier* on a direct wholesale contract, and what minimum volumes would
> clinch a contract.  All I know is wholesalers go as low as 1 cent per
> message, but my question is: What price do they get it at?

You may as well give up on this line of questioning because no one is going to 
provide you first hand information.

This info is subject to strict NDAs and is a tightly guarded commercial 
secret. Furthermore each carrier will be on a different independently 
negotiated rate.

You are at the wrong end of the market at the wrong time. The right time to 
get in was 10+ years ago where better profit margins and less competition 
allowed a company to set up and grow in to it.

Now the door to the little cartel is closed. Find something else to do. 
Skimming dimes on calls or texts is crazy.