This is exactly it. The tweet makes it sound like it was network traffic, this is a fee for delivering improper SMS/messages/calls.
There are a lot of rules (under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 and later laws) that deal with anti-spoofing, anti-spam, junk faxes, etc.
Unfortunately, most of the spam with spoofed numbers originates outside the US, so is difficult to track down.
Clarification: bandwidth.com is T-Mobile US' wholesale call center calling/texting services, which is exactly what a call center (legitimate or scammers) would use, hence the need for fines. The fines likely come about due to the expense of the telecoms having to track down and stop the spam/bad messages.
This is exactly it. The tweet makes it sound like it was network traffic, this is a fee for delivering improper SMS/messages/calls.
There are a lot of rules (under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 and later laws) that deal with anti-spoofing, anti-spam, junk faxes, etc.
Unfortunately, most of the spam with spoofed numbers originates outside the US, so is difficult to track down.
Clarification: bandwidth.com is T-Mobile US' wholesale call center calling/texting services, which is exactly what a call center (legitimate or scammers) would use, hence the need for fines. The fines likely come about due to the expense of the telecoms having to track down and stop the spam/bad messages.