News Summary

• Carrier filtering is blocking legitimate SMS.
• The operators getting through are doing three things differently.
• A business registers its number, writes a plain appointment reminder and sends it.
• Somewhere between the sender and the phone, a filter simply drops it.
• u.s. carriers filter business text messaging for three main reasons: spam, fraud and abuse.
• For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.