AT&T activates $10 donation system for Haiti via '90999' text message

AT&T activates $10 donation system for Haiti via '90999' text message
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DALLAS, Jan. 13, 2010 —  In response to the horrific earthquake in Haiti, wireless customers of AT&T can send $10 donations to the Red Cross International Relief Fund by sending a text message from their mobile device. Standard text messaging rates may apply.

A customer simply types the word HAITI and sends it to 90999. For security, a confirmation message will arrive within a few minutes, to which the customer replies with another word to finalize the donation.

100 percent of all money donated will be passed on to the Red Cross.