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Of the companies I saw yesterday at the Under the Radar: Mobility conference (more stories), the most audacious, and therefore my favorite, was Zoove. This company makes a service and a technology ...

EZ Texting has told a federal court that wireless carrier T-Mobile had no right to block its SMS short code either under federal law or under existing industry practice. The company seeks an ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

Long Codes are 10-digit numbers used for direct two-way communication with two or more parties. Following the traditional number format of landlines and cell phones, Long Codes are used in voice calls ...

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Mobile marketing company Ez Texting has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile in response to the carrier blocking its primary SMS short code 313131. The disagreement apparently stems from a medical ...