Before a Premium account can send text messages, the account owner must first be approved for SMS A2P compliance by:
- Submitting a Business Verification Form
- Completing the SMS A2P Compliance form
If you have completed these steps, your SMS review process is underway.
You may be wondering, “Now what?”
For one, feel good about what you’ve just done. While it may feel like a process (with a capital P), it’s all based on carrier mandates designed to:
- Protect businesses and consumers
- Ensure consent-based communications
- Improve SMS deliverability and output
- Increase trust and response rates
Your participation and patience is very much appreciated, and will ultimately deliver significant benefits to your business communications.
What IS the Process?
We are registering you for A2P 10DLC compliant communications. Carriers have implemented new regulations and procedures that all businesses must comply with in order to send SMS messages via a software application to customers on their network.
As one major Carrier stated:
“This is an industry-wide change to improve the Campaign Vetting process with the goal of reducing spam, fraud, and unwanted messaging, and protect SMS as a trusted communications channel in the U.S. Every messaging provider who services A2P Campaigns is required to conduct this vetting.”
How long does it take?
Honestly, it depends.
Businesses are vetted, identities are checked, and consent procedures are verified so Carriers can ensure their customers are receiving messages they expressly requested.
This is a very manual third-party process and thousands of businesses are being vetted alongside yours.
Your Typeform responses, website accessibility, and the clarity and ability to verify your consent process all play a role in the amount of time it takes for the A2P 10DLC due-diligence process.
Typically it takes 10-15 business days, but it could take less, or more if clarifications are needed.
What do I do now?
Hang tight. We’ll communicate with you as we have updates on your submission, or if more information is needed, so keep an eye on your inbox.
Please know that our team is working overtime to keep things moving, and we are advocating on your behalf.
We understand the frustration of waiting, but we’re your partner in this process. Our goal is to ensure full compliance with industry standards, and provide the best possible SMS service to our clients.
As always, if you have questions please don’t hesitate to reach out.
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