Carrier fees are surcharges that wireless carriers apply to traffic on their networks and are out of our control. For US and Canadian local and toll-free numbers, this is applied to outbound traffic and we process these fees for our customers and pass them through with no markup.
On dedicated short codes, this is applied to outbound and inbound traffic on some Canadian carriers. We process these fees for our customers and pass them through with no markup.
These fees affect all text messaging providers.
SMS Carrier Fees on CA Carriers for Dedicated Short Codes
We have posted these surcharges here early to be as transparent as possible.
Carrier | Outbound (CAD) | Inbound (CAD) |
Bell & Virgin Mobile | $0.0067 | $0.0067 |
Rogers & Fido | $0.00358 | $0.0358 |
Telus | $0.0065 |
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Videotron & Fizz | $0.0050 | $0.0050 |
Eastlink Mobile | $0.0050 | $0.0050 |
ISP Telecom | $0.0035 |
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Fees are charged in US Dollars (based on a trailing-average CAD to USD exchange rate).
** Updated August 2024
Additional information on carrier fees
To learn more about carrier fees for other number types, please check the articles below:
Carrier fees for local numbers.
Carrier fees for toll-free numbers.