Record-breaking text messaging through AT&T by American Idol fans

AT&T revealed that more than 178 million text messages went through its network as votes by followers of the country’s leading TV show American Idol.

The company claims this year’s figure to be more than double of last year’s in addition to being the highest scorer amongst all seasons until now. There were 78 million messages by fans last year.

[via mobiletor]

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emily | 8:39 PM | SMS and Television |
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