SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote next month on a proposal to tax text messages.
State regulators say the money would be used to support programs that provide phone service to the poor.
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It's unclear how much you'd have to pay per message.
The wireless industry and business groups are fighting the plan.
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They say it could cost phone users an extra $44 million a year.
They also say the proposal is unfair because services like Facebook's Messenger and Apple's iMessage wouldn't be hit with the new fee.
See the proposal by CPUC here.