Communication Costs | Velocity 360

Communication & Platform Costs

A transparent breakdown of charges for phone numbers, calls, messages, and compliance.

Phone Numbers

Local Numbers

Standard local area code numbers (US/Canada).

$1.21 / month

Toll-Free Numbers

800, 888, and other toll-free prefixes.

$2.21 / month

Messaging (SMS & MMS)

SMS (Text)

$0.0083 / segment

(Inbound & Outbound US/Canada)

$10 ≈ 1,200 segments

MMS Outbound

Messages containing images/media sent.

$0.0220 / segment

(US/Canada)

MMS Inbound

Messages containing images/media received.

$0.0165 (Local)

$0.0200 (Toll-Free)

Standard Carrier Fees apply (see below).

Voice Calls

Outbound Calls

Calls made from the system to US/Canada numbers.

$0.0166 / min

Inbound (Web/App)

Calls answered directly on the web or mobile app.

$0.01165 / min

Inbound (Forwarded)

Calls forwarded to an external mobile/desk number.

~$0.02 / min

Compliance & Registration (A2P 10DLC)

Low Volume Standard

Best for smaller businesses or limited messaging volume.

One-Time Registration $24.49875
Monthly Fee $11.025 /mo

High Volume Standard

For frequent or large-scale messaging use cases.

One-Time Registration $71.90625
Monthly Fee $11.025 /mo

Intelligence & Additional Features

Number Validation

Checks validity before sending SMS.

$0.005 / lookup

Spam Detection

Tests incoming calls for spam.

$0.005 / test

Call Recording

Enabling call recording.

$0.0025 / min

Transcription

Text transcription of calls.

$0.024 / min

Voicemail Drops

Pre-recorded voicemail delivery.

$0.0180 / min

Recording Storage

Hosting for call audio files.

$0.0005 / min/mo

Machine Detection

Detects answering machines.

$0.0075 / call

Name Lookup

Caller ID name retrieval.

$0.01 / lookup

Carrier Passthrough Fees

Carrier SMS Outbound SMS Inbound MMS Outbound MMS Inbound
AT&T $0.003 $0.003 $0.0075 $0.0075
T-Mobile $0.003 $0.003 $0.01 $0.01
Verizon $0.004 - $0.0065 -
US Cellular $0.005 - $0.01 -
All other carriers $0.0035 - $0.01 -
These fees are charged by the mobile carriers (not us) and are added to the cost of the message.

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