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SMS | cell phones

Text Messages Are Booming

by American Way Staff

SMS (short-message service) capability was incorporated into cell phones as an afterthought. The first message was sent nearly 10 years ago in the UK. Today, cell-phone users send 100 billion messages a month.

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