Merge pull request #4187 from alphagov/sms-price-updates-announcement

Announce text message prices changes
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karlchillmaid
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{{ content_metadata(
data={
"Last updated": "1 March 2022"
"Last updated": "10 March 2022"
}
) }}
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<h2 class="heading-medium" id="text-messages">Text messages</h2>
<p class="govuk-body">Each unique service you add has an annual allowance of free text messages.</p>
<p class="govuk-body">When a service has used its annual allowance, it costs 1.6 pence (plus VAT) for each text message you send.</p>
<div class="panel panel-border-wide">
<p class="govuk-body">On 1 April 2022 the cost of sending a text message will go up to 1.61 pence (plus VAT).</p>
</div>
<p class="govuk-body">Youll use more free messages, or pay more for each message, if you send <a class="govuk-link govuk-link--no-visited-state" href="#long-text-messages">text messages longer than 160 characters</a>.</p>
<p class="govuk-body">You may also use more free messages, or pay more for each message, if you:</p>
<ul class="list list-bullet">
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</ul>
<p class="govuk-body">Each unique service you add has a separate allowance.</p>
<div class="panel panel-border-wide">
<p class="govuk-body">From 1 April 2022 the allowance will be:</p>
<ul class="list list-bullet">
<li>40,000 free text messages for national services</li>
<li>20,000 free text messages for regional services</li>
<li>10,000 free text messages for state-funded schools and GP practices</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 class="heading-small" id="long-text-messages">Long text messages</h3>
<p class="govuk-body">If a text message is longer than 160 characters (including spaces), it counts as more than one message.</p>