Global Delivery List

Country Code

AS

Prefix

+1684

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

AO

Prefix

+244

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations
• Messages containing adult, religious and political content is not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

AR

Prefix

+54

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing operator names are identified as spam
• Messages containing adult, gambling and political content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

AU

Prefix

+61

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Pre-registered alphanumeric senders
• Australian virtual mobile numbers
• Pre-registered personal mobile numbers
• Shared Australian virtual mobile numbers
• Callable Australian virtual mobile numbers
• Australian virtual mobile numbers enabled for inbound and outbound MMS and SMS

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Pre-registration required for Alphanumeric and personal mobile number senders
• Need to hold a license under Australian State or Territory laws when providing a regulated interactive gambling service in Australia
• Opt in consent required for all marketing messages
• Opt out method is mandatory for all marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent
• Do not contact end users on the Do Not Call Registry.

Country Code

AT

Prefix

+973

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers supported by all except Batelco carrier
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling, political, religious or adult content is not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BH

Prefix

+43

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages or alphanumeric senders containing names of operators are blocked

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BD

Prefix

+880

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric senders
• Virtual Long Numbers only supported by GrameenPhone

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Alphanumeric and numeric senders need to be unique for the country
• For sender registrations you need to have a local entity and submit an authorisation letter.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BE

Prefix

+32

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BO

Prefix

+591

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling, political, religious or adult content is not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BR

Prefix

+55

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• No messaging with Virtual Long Numbers are allowed
• Messages containing bank and carrier names must be authorised by the companies.
• Messages containing political and gambling content is not allowed
• Opt in consent is required for Marketing messages
• Do Not Disturb is available in Brazil however the end user must request it.
• Messages are allowed to be sent during the following time window:
• Work days - 8 AM - 8 PM
• Saturday 8 AM - 2 PM
• Sunday - Not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BN

Prefix

+673

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Generic senders such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are not allowed
• Messages containing political, religious and gambling content are not allowed
• Opt in consent required before sending marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

BG

Prefix

+359

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for Virtual Long Numbers and Short Codes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent for marketing messages required and a valid opt out method is mandatory
• Gambling traffic info: The Gambling Act 2014 prohibits the direct advertising of gambling including unsolicited electronic messages containing information about gambling. "Direct advertising" is a defined term and means information distributed in any form and with any means whatsoever, which directly invites customers to take part in gambling games.
• The following message content is not allowed:
• Content that creates the impression that by participating in the game that it may solve personal, financial problems or achieve well being
• Messages inviting end users to participate in a game that promises big winnings

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KH

Prefix

+855

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content is not allowed
• Opt in consent is required before sending any communication, especially when sending marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CA

Prefix

+1

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Codes
• Toll Free Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for Toll Free Numbers and Short Codes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required for all messages
• Opt out method provided for all messages
• List of prohibited content

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CV

Prefix

+238

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CL

Prefix

+56

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing political, drug or alcohol content is not allowed.
• Messages should only be sent between 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CN

Prefix

+86

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual long codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• All Senders will be overwritten by the carriers into a Virtual long code starting with 106
• Opt out method is mandatory for all messages
• The following message content is not allowed:
• Real estate
• Stocks, loans and investment baking
• Education
• Immigration
• Politics
• Adult content
• Violence
• Gambling

Best Practices

• Signature and template whitelisting is required. Signature serves as a sender name and is usually displayed at the beginning of the message within a 【】or ).
• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Opt out required for marketing messages. Typical opt-out is at the end of message add “回复TD/T退订“, translated in English “reply TD (or T) to unsubscribe”.
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent
• Do not contact end users on the Do Not Call Registry.

Country Code

CO

Prefix

+57

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in required for all messages including political messages
• Every political message must contain a Spanish version of „paid political ad“.
• Debt collectors and marketing content restrictions imposed by the Telecommunications Regulator.
• Messages should only be sent between between 8 AM and 9 PM
• Short code can be removed by the regulator if they are not being used.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CR

Prefix

+506

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages are separated between local and international traffic.
• If messages are sent from within Costa Rica, they will be considered local.
• Messages containing gambling, political, adult content are not allowed.
• Marketing messages should only be sent from 8 AM to 8 PM Costa Rica time.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

HR

Prefix

+385

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for Short Codes

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CU

Prefix

+53

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Senders related to bank transfer and electronic wallets are not allowed by the Cuban regulator
• Messages containing gambling, political and adult content is not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

CZ

Prefix

+420

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages need to have OPT OUT/IN text: "OS" at the beginning meaning "Obchodni Sdeleni" = promo message; "Zrus/cancel" at the end meaning cancel + opt out number (example "OS: promo message STOP na 420xxx
• Messages containing gambling, adult and betting content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

DK

Prefix

+45

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Strict regulations regarding spam and gambling traffic
• Opt in lists must be available on Operator's request
• Opt out method is required within the message
• General anti spam rules apply. Gambling and betting traffic is allowed with approval from Danish Gambling Authority only.
• Denmark is a strictly regulated iGaming market, explicit gambling communication, should be supported by local license issued by Danske Spil (http://danskespil.dk)

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

DO

Prefix

+1

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations
• Messages containing gambling, political and adult content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

EC

Prefix

+593

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages must include opt out method
• Each message should not be sent to an end user more than once a day
• Marketing messages should only be sent between Monday to Friday 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 12 PM (needs approval by email)
• Messages containing gambling, political or adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

EG

Prefix

+20

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing adult, alcohol & tobacco, gambling, medicines/ drugs, political and religious content are not allowed
• Marketing messages should not be sent between 9 PM to 9 AM local time

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SV

Prefix

+503

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Number

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing traffic not allowed for 2 way messaging
• Marketing messages should not be sent after 6 PM local time
• Messages containing violence, political, religious and adult content is not allowed. Betting content is allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

FM

Prefix

+691

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

FJ

Prefix

+679

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Alphanumeric Sender pre-registration not required however there are some forbidden senders which you are not allowed to use.
• Opt in required for all marketing messages
• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content is not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

FI

Prefix

+385

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Opt in information must be available on operator's demand
• Opt out must be provided within a message.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

FR

Prefix

+33

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Not allowed to send marketing traffic on Sundays and during French holidays and between 10 AM and 8 PM on other days.
• Opt out method required for all marketing messages
• Messages containing adult and gambling content is not allowed
• Shortened URLs may be blocked by carriers

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent
• SMS campaigns should support HELP/STOP messages in the end users local language.
• Do not use shortened URLs in your message. Provide the full form of the URL.
• Do not contact end users on the Do Not Call Registry.

Country Code

DE

Prefix

+49

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling content is strictly forbidden, especially without a local gambling license.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

GR

Prefix

+30

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

GD

Prefix

+1473

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Supported by local carrier C&W Grenada however not supported by carrier Digicel Grenada

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

GT

Prefix

+502

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• You should only send messages from 8 AM to 8 PM local time.
• Messages containing gambling, political or adult content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

HN

Prefix

+504

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders for international traffic
• Virtual Long Numbers for local traffic

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages are only allowed Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 9 PM local time. Weekend and bank holidays from 9 AM to 8 PM local time.
• Messages containing gambling, political or adult content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

HK

Prefix

+852

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Chinese symbols are not accepted as part of the Alphanumeric Sender
• Your contact number should be included in the main body of the message.
• Message should also include a phone number (a Hong Kong number if sending to local numbers), allowing the user to unsubscribe.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

HU

Prefix

+36

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• All senders will be delivered as local numeric sender as per country regulation
• Messages containing gambling, adult and betting content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

IN

Prefix

+91

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders for local transactional traffic
• Numeric Senders for local marketing traffic
• Short Codes for international traffic

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for local senders No registration needed for international senders

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages not allowed for international traffic
• Messages containing gambling or cryptocurrency content are not allowed.
• Opt in consent required for marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

ID

Prefix

+62

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Concatenated messages are not guaranteed to be delivered to all networks. The recommendation is to limit the message to 160 characters.

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Must have a registered business in Indonesia
• Messages containing gambling, religious, adult and racial content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent
• SMS campaigns should support HELP/STOP messages in the end users local language.
• Alphanumeric Senders should clearly indicate the brand/company to avoid interruption of service.

Country Code

IR

Prefix

+98

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages not allowed by international traffic
• Messages containing gambling, dating, adult and political content is not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

IE

Prefix

+353

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations
• Opt in consent required for marketing messages
• Need to provide an opt out for marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

IL

Prefix

+972

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for local Virtual Long Numbers

Country Regulations

• Local Virtual Long Numbers need to be pre-registered before use.
• Messages containing gambling, political and religious content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

IT

Prefix

+39

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Using generic senders is not allowed
• Messages containing gambling, adult and betting content is not allowed
• The local regulator, AGCOM, requires that Alphanumeric sender IDs be registered in its database. This ensures that brand owners provide contact details in case of end-user complaints. In some cases however unregistered senders are replaced with a +39 number or may even be blocked.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

JP

Prefix

+81

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Numeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Gambling traffic is prohibited by law
• Opt in consent required for marketing messages
• Customers in the financial sector is only allowed to send traffic between 7 AM to 8 PM

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KZ

Prefix

+7

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required before sending any messages
• All Senders need to be pre-registered before use

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KE

Prefix

+254

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes only for local businesses

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Local traffic registration is required on all networks
• You will need an authorization letter. The sender name needs to match the name of the company/person (initials allowed). Otherwise you need a brand/trademark certificate.
• There are special requirements for political, betting and natural person/private person name senders (notarized ID required).
• For international traffic, you need a sender ID registration. The authorization letter might be required as well.
• Marketing traffic is allowed between 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM only
• Marketing messages require a valid opt out in the message
• There's a DND register set up for promotional message types.This DND register enables subscribers to opt out form receiving any kind of marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KI

Prefix

+686

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

XK

Prefix

+383

2 way messaging supported

Yes on Free to End User Short Codes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KW

Prefix

+965

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Sender registration is mandatory for both local and international traffic
• Only companies with HQ in Kuwait are considered local companies.
• Different senders need to be used for marketing and transactional messages
• Messages containing adult, alcohol & tobacco, gambling, political and religious are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

LA

Prefix

+856

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required before sending marketing messages
• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

LI

Prefix

+423

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

LT

Prefix

+370

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Opt in list must be available on operators request
• Opt out method needs to be included in the message
• Generic senders are not allowed
• General anti-spam rules apply

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

LU

Prefix

+352

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MO

Prefix

+583

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Numeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Opt in required for all marketing messages
• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MK

Prefix

+389

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Generic senders such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are not allowed
• Opt in consent required before sending marketing messages
• Messages containing political, religious and gambling content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MY

Prefix

+60

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, phishing, gambling, religious, adult and racial content is strictly prohibited by law
• All messages should include company name / brand / identify otherwise the sender faces a penalty imposed by the operator-specific restriction
• Messages containing URLs or telephone numbers are blocked as of 5 June 2023.
• You will need to whitelist the URLs / telephone numbers for the message to be delivered.
• Due to network regulations in Malaysia, the string "RM0.00" is added at the beginning of the message text to indicate to the end user that the message is free of charge to receive.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MV

Prefix

+960

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required before sending any messages
• Messages containing adult, religious, alcohol and tobacco content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MT

Prefix

+356

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MH

Prefix

+692

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

No

Senders Available

• International Virtual Long Codes only

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MU

Prefix

+230

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing adult, religious and political content are not allowed.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MX

Prefix

+52

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required before sending marketing messages
• Marketing messages allowed from 8 AM to 6 PM local time
• Messages containing adult, political and religious are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MN

Prefix

+976

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

ME

Prefix

+382

2 way messaging supported

Yes, only with short codes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Marketing messages allowed between 8 AM to 8 PM local time and not allowed during the night and on weekends.
• There is a Do Not Disturb database in Montenegro and if the end user registered their mobile number, no Marketing messages will be delivered to their number

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

MM

Prefix

+95

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling, political, tobacco, alcohol, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NR

Prefix

+674

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

No

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NL

Prefix

+31

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NZ

Prefix

+64

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Standard and Free To End User rated Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes for dedicated Short Codes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required for all messages
• Opt out required for all messages
• Messages containing political, religious and adult content are not allowed
• The Gambling Act bans online gambling, with the exception of some strictly regulated lotteries and sports betting games

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NI

Prefix

+505

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling, political and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NG

Prefix

+234

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• There is a Do Not Disturb register and when enabled by end-user, marketing messages will not be received by the end user.
• Alphanumeric Sender names have to be connected to the company name, it's product, brand or application
• Messages containing operator names, Virtual Long Numbers and Keywords such as "Promo", "Congratulations", "Win", etc may get blocked

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NF

Prefix

+672

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

NO

Prefix

+47

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Gambling traffic is allowed however mandatory opt in info needs to be available at operators request
• Messages containing URLs will be blocked unless whitelisted with the carriers.
• Opt in consent required for all messages and needs to be available to be provided at operators request

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PK

Prefix

+92

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages or Alphanumeric Senders containing names of operators are blocked

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PW

Prefix

+680

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PG

Prefix

+675

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

No

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PY

Prefix

+595

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed
• Do not message anyone on the Do Not Disturb register
• Blacklist keyword "SALIR" for incoming messages
• Messages should only be sent during 8 AM to 6 PM Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturday in local time and no messages are allowed on Sundays.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PE

Prefix

+51

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required for Marketing messages
• Messages should only be sent during 8 AM to 8 PM Monday to Friday and 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays.

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PH

Prefix

+63

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Philippines long numbers supported
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Senders containing the words TEST, MESSAGE, SMS and/or permutations based on these words are not allowed.
• Senders that portray other networks such as SMART and/or SUN for example SMARTMONEY are not allowed.
• Shortened URL's in message content is not allowed
• Any advertisement promoting nudity, profanity, violence, and substance abuse is illegal under Philippine Law.
• The following are considered as spam messages and are not allowed:
• Promote or offer financial loans
• Real estate
• Political messages
• Adult content
• Alcohol / Drugs
• Gambling
• Tobacco

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required for marketing messages
• Need to provide an opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during an end users daytime hours unless it is urgent
• SMS campaigns should support HELP/STOP messages in the end user's local language.
• Do not contact end users on the Do Not Call Registry

Country Code

PL

Prefix

+48

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages containing gambling, betting and adult content are strictly forbidden

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PT

Prefix

+351

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

PR

Prefix

+1

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Toll Free Numbers
• 10 Digit Long Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required before sending any messages
• Messages need to provide a valid opt out method
• Shortened URLs that are unbranded e.g. bitly, TinyURL etc are blocked by the operators. This does not apply to Short Codes.
• Messages must support HELP / STOP keywords
• Do not contact end users on the Do Not Call or Do Not Disturb registries.
• List of prohibited content in the USA

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

RO

Prefix

+40

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Gambling is legal in Romania however you will need opt in consent from end user before sending messages that promotes bonuses e.g. "Log in today to get 10 free spins"
• Online operators must restrict access to their gambling platform to minors
• Players who have opted out cannot receive marking messages from the online gambling operator.
• Alphanumeric Senders need to be pre-registered.
• URLs need to be pre-registered
• Short URLs such as bit.ly, goo.gl etc are not allowed in the message

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

RU

Prefix

+7

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Alphanumeric Senders need to be pre-registered
• Messages with the following content is strictly forbidden:
• Messages of offensive or defamatory nature or messages inciting ethnic, racial or religious hatred, political agitation are forbidden. Messages containing information regarding gambling, blackmail, distribution of malicious software
• Traffic with erotic content, content that might violate public security, undermine the foundations of the constitutional order, state security
• Advertising of alcoholic drinks, tobacco, smoking accessories, weapons, betting, raising funds for shared construction,
• security and exchange transactions

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

WS

Prefix

+685

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SA

Prefix

+966

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Highly regulated country
• Messages containing gambling, betting, SPAM, loan traffic, crypto, Foresx and adult content is likely to be blocked by the Saudi Arabian operators.
• Short URLs such as bitly, goo.gl etc are strictly forbidden
• URLs in the message content needs to be whitelisted beforehand
• You should only send Marketing messages between 8 AM and 10 PM local KSA timezone.
• You need to add a suffix -AD to the sender name when sending Marketing messages

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

RS

Prefix

+381

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required for all marketing messages
• Opt out method needs to be included in the message

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SG

Prefix

+65

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• All Senders need to be registered via SSIR portal
• Before sending any marketing messages. You will need to ensure that the end user does not exist in the Do Not Disturb registry
• Messages from unregistered Alphanumeric's are over stamped as "Likely-SCAM".

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SK

Prefix

+421

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Messages must contain opt out option
• Messages containing gambling content are allowed however the end user must have opted in
• Messages containing gambling, adult and betting content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SI

Prefix

+386

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

SB

Prefix

+677

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Opt in consent required for marketing messages
• Messages containing spam, political, religious and adult content are not allowed

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

ZA

Prefix

+27

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Highly regulated country
• All senders are replaced with a Virtual Long Number by carriers
• Messages should only be sent between 8 AM and 8 PM Monday to Friday and 9 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays.
• Promotional gambling is not allowed
• Opt in consent required before sending a message
• Need to provide a valid opt out method in marketing messages
• Do not Call List is implemented and should be checked before sending marketing messages to end users

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

KR

Prefix

+82

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Virtual Long Numbers for local businesses only

Sender Pre-registration required

Yes

Country Regulations

• Only Virtual Long Numbers allowed
• Spam messages are strictly forbidden

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

ES

Prefix

+34

2 way messaging supported

Yes

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available

• Alphanumeric Senders
• Virtual Long Numbers
• Short Codes

Sender Pre-registration required

No

Country Regulations

• No specific country regulations

Best Practices

• Opt in consent required before sending any marketing communication
• Provide a valid opt out method for marketing messages
• Only communicate during the end users daytime hours unless it is urgent

Country Code

LK

Prefix

+94

2 way messaging supported

No

Concatenated Messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts Supported

Yes

Senders Available