The SMS (short message service) is an institution in Scandinavia, and its use is saving time and paper in a number of applications - the Vasttrafik transit system in Sweden lets tram and bus travelers send an SMS (the ticket fee appears on the phone bill) in lieu of paper tickets, while more and more medical organizations are saving time and paper by sending SMS patient appointment reminders. You can even file your taxes in Sweden by SMS. We've written about one of the downsides of the SMS revolution - lots of shady
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