[VoiceOps] AT&T Verizon to block text messaging

[Oren Yehezkely]

I would agree if this was the case. But it is not the case.
That is the reason I suggest we learn more about it and fight it (if it
matters to you).

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 12:30 PM Carlos Alvarez <caalvarez at gmail.com> wrote:

> As I understand it, this is only about the trash mass-send messaging, and
> not user to user.  Right?  Anything that reduces business abuse of SMS is
> good in my opinion.
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:24 AM Oren Yehezkely <orenyny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it is what they call 10DLC. Here is what Bandwidth has put together
>> for some more details.
>>
>> https://support.bandwidth.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500002422242-10DLC-Overview-and-FAQ
>> I will gather more information and post what I can find.
>>
>> Kent described it correctly and it is probably a result of the FCC not
>> regulating the market, which will now become the wild west.
>> What Kent may be missing is that it is not only extra fees (as is the
>> case with Verizon) but a whole registration requirement and actually
>> blocking of messages from unregistered DIDs, as AT&T is about to implement
>> their walled garden.
>>
>> If you offer SMS text messaging to your customers, you should be very
>> worried, and join forces to fight it.
>>
>> Oren
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 12:15 PM Ivan Kovacevic <
>> ivan.kovacevic at startelecom.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Are you referring to A2P 10DLC?
>>>
>>>
>>> <http://www.startelecom.ca>
>>>
>>> *Ivan Kovacevic*
>>>
>>> *www.startelecom.ca <http://www.startelecom.ca>*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:30 AM Oren Yehezkely <orenyny at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have some deep knowledge about AT&T and Verizon's move to
>>>> create their own walled gardens and prevent messages from the outside world
>>>> from coming in, unless they approve each and every phone number (and you
>>>> obviously pay for that approval)?
>>>> Next thing they will block emails from other networks, or maybe all IP
>>>> traffic.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Oren
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