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If you had to ballpark it, how many text messages would you say Canadians send out yearly? The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association reports that Canadians sent out a total of 78 billion in 2011. That's about 2,500 text messages for every second last year. This represents a 40...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), a trade organization representing the wireless industry in Canada, reports that Canadians sent 18 billion person-to-person text messages in the first three months of 2011. The number of text messages sent during the first quarter of...

Short codes are special telephone numbers which have been created by the wireless phone industry and are often the source of considerable confusion among new wireless subscribers. As their name implies, Short codes are significantly shorter - usually 5 or 6 digits - than a regular telephone...

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), a trade organization representing the wireless industry in Canada, has released some interesting findings about texting in Canada. The group says Canadians sent 16.4 billion person-to-person text messages in the fourth quarter of...