Monday, April 23, 2007

Goodbye Dobson, Hello Cellular One

Dobson has completed its rebranding from Dobson/Cellular One to Cellular One. Please update your marketing materials accordingly. You may use below logos (small or large) provided you follow the Dobson branding guidelines as documented in the Quios White Paper.





New Minimum Rates from Alltel

Alltel is imposing a new minimum rate of $0.50 on all premium billed campaigns. Existing campaigns below this minimum may continue, but new campaigns must adhere to the new policy.

The other carriers with minima are AT&T Mobility, who requires a minimum of $0.25, and Sprint, who requires a minimum of $0.15.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Verizon Pricing Changes

Verizon has announced following price policy changes. All affected campaigns need to start adhering to this new policy by APRIL 30, 2007. We will approach Quios customers who have affected campaigns individually to assist them in the migration.

1. Weekly billing is no longer allowed. You can continue to use daily or monthly billing.

2. Chat pricing is capped at $0.99 per message.

3. Monthly subscription campaigns are capped at $20 per month.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Recycled Numbers Lawsuits

Quios has learned that several law suits have been initiated against wireless carriers regarding deactivated numbers. The complaints in these suits have to do with recipients allegedly being billed for services and content based upon authorizations received by the PREVIOUS owner of that phone number.

As detailed in a previous post (Mo. June 19, 2006) deactivated numbers are typically recycled by carriers after 3 months. Carriers provide us with lists of deactivated numbers. We provide those lists to our customers through an ftp site. Please contact us for details.

It is extremely important for all content providers to diligently take the proper actions after receiving the new disconnect list. Failure to do so may lead to consumer complaints, shut down of the short code by the carrier, or even legal action.