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General Questions and Announcements - RE: Addressing Email to SMS Delivery Issues

Author: Tech Support
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 12:40 pm (GMT -5)

Emergency management related organizations (Fire department, police department, ambulance service, etc) can generally get access to the Firstnet Messaging portal (https://messaging.firstnet.com) to message their AT&T first responders free of charge. We've seen the same hold true for Verizon, though it's important to note in both cases that the carrier only provides free access to send 'in-house' messages and still charge to send cross-carrier traffic.

Unfortunately, AT&T's move will leave non-EMS and public sector related entities out in the cold as far as free messaging.

There will only be paid methods of delivery available to get an SMS to an AT&T phone from a computer starting June 18, 2025.
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General Questions and Announcements - RE: Addressing Email to SMS Delivery Issues

Author: claytpn
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:53 am (GMT -5)

Yes, we are very concerned because we use AT&T heavily. Is the #2 option even going to be possible?

General Questions and Announcements - RE: Addressing Email to SMS Delivery Issues

Author: Tech Support
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:42 am (GMT -5)

Yes, though we've recently learned that AT&T is planning on abandoning support for SMTP/Email-to-Text entirely on June 17, 2025.

We also suspect that all major carrier will start abandoning support for the protocol soon but Verizon, T-Mobile and US Cellular haven't given any clear dates or sent out any notices, yet.
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General Questions and Announcements - RE: Addressing Email to SMS Delivery Issues

Author: claytpn
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:32 am (GMT -5)

Is this post still valid?