AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon end their joint effort for RCS texting

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have ended the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), the joint venture they formed in 2019 to push RCS texting, according to Light Reading. Verizon (the owner of Engadget’s parent company) told the publication that “[t]he owners of the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative decided to end the joint venture effort.” The spokesperson […]