“Included in the GSM standard for mobile devices was the ability to use the mobile network's control channel (the parhway that controls the call but doesn't carry the call itself) to send short alphanumeric messages. It was envisioned principally as a means for one-way communication from the company to the subscriber (such as "your bill is due"). That changed when the functionality was discovered by Norwegian teenagers in the late 1980s.” ScienceHistoryTechnologyTechPopular ScienceSms Book:From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future Source: From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future