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As if Verizon Wireless hasn’t had enough negative publicity by refusing to grant SMS short codes based on content, the U.S. cellular carrier made another PR blunder Thursday when it announced increased rates for outgoing texts. Effective November 1, Verizon will increase the per-message price for sending texts by 3 cents. The move will ultimately...http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/verizonlogo-300x134.jpg