{"id":7040,"date":"2022-02-17T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/us\/sending-a2p-sms-to-the-us-get-ready-for-10dlc"},"modified":"2024-05-07T19:19:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:19:18","slug":"sending-sms-to-the-us-get-ready-for-10dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retarus.com\/blog\/us\/sending-sms-to-the-us-get-ready-for-10dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending A2P SMS to the US: Get ready for 10DLC!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Due to new U.S. regulations, all international Application-to-Person (A2P) SMS traffic to the United States will require a pre-registered sender ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, for all Retarus outbound SMS services, 10-digit long codes (10DLC) and dedicated short codes used for SMS traffic to the US must also be pre-registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, A2P SMS messages with unregistered sender IDs will fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retarus is happy to assist your company in registering a 10DLC number, which is a cost-effective A2P messaging solution. It uses a dedicated 10-digit local telephone number allocated within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generic or alphanumeric sender IDs are not allowed for registration. The sender has to choose either to register a 10DLC number or use a dedicated short code (recommended for high volume traffic such as is the case with marketing campaigns).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10DLC and SMS: A new sanctioned solution for businesses sending A2P messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A 10DLC number is a US-specific, carrier-sanctioned, 10-digit phone number for business messaging which is considered an approved A2P long code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10DLC is great for use cases that do not require very high throughput, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n