RCS and SMS Successor Issues

Brief mention that RCS doesn't consider free peering, with security used as justification for a closed ecosystem that creates barriers to entry for builders and innovators.

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The transition from SMS to RCS has introduced significant concerns regarding the lack of free peering, which critics argue creates a restrictive, closed ecosystem on a global scale. While security is frequently cited as the primary justification for these limitations, there is a strong perspective that it serves as a pretext to stifle competition and hinder new business innovation. For a community of builders and developers, these structural barriers represent a major obstacle that could ultimately suppress the very technological progress the protocol was intended to foster.

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Sadly this isn't limited to Australia. RCS the SMS successor does not consider free peering. I believe security is used as an excuse to create a closed ecosystem that surfaces new businesses and therefore innovation. For a community of builders, like this, any barrier to entry will be problem, however we'll intend.