Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA each charge 10 cents per message sent or received without a texting plan. The change in Cingular's pricing takes effect on Jan. 21. Cingular, a unit of AT&T Inc., has said that more than half of its customers who send or receive a message at least once a month do so on a pay-per-use basis. The company doesn't disclose how many of its nearly 60 million subscribers use text messaging every month.
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