I bet this is more about the upcoming iMessages in iOS 5 threatening their SMS revenue than any "streamlining". I'm sure they're more than happy to count text messages. They already eliminated my $5/200 texts plan a while back.
It's ridiculous that they get away with charging these texting rates and not including them as part of mandatory smartphone data plans. When it's far cheaper to send email than a text, something is not right.
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