(verizonFAQs) [1.] What is the Text Messaging rate increase? Effective March 2, 2008, the price for sending Text messages to the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico - as well as the price for receiving Text messages from anywhere - will increase from #story#.15 to #story#.20 per message. [2]. I subscribe to a messaging package, will I be affected by the domestic Text Messaging rate increase? No. Only customers who do not subscribe to a messaging package will be charged #story#.20 per message to send or receive text messages to the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. [3] I subscribe to a messaging package, will I be affected by the International Text Messaging rate increase? All customers, regardless of whether they subscribe to a messaging package or not, will be charged #story#.20 per message for text messages received from customers of foreign wireless carriers (international text messages).