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by jjeaff 2891 days ago
What percentage of US cell plans aren't unlimited minutes these days? I'm thinking it has to be a tiny amount.

Seems like they would like to unclog their Network not to mention their servers have to handle and store all the voicemails.
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Scoundreller 2891 days ago
The receiving provider usually gets paid to terminate the call.

It may only be a fraction of a cent per minute, but these are the same telecoms that will gladly send you a bill every month because you owe them 1 cent.

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supertrope 2891 days ago
In the past, cellular network operators earned revenue based off minutes sold. That's why voicemail has very verbose instructions that are read to you every single time. It's a way of inflating average call duration and thus revenue.

These days with unmetered calling, the receiving telco still makes some money off incoming calls through termination charges.

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