[VoiceOps] AT&T Verizon to block text messaging

[Oren Yehezkely]

Yes. All 10DLC (a DID) will become a campaign. You would need to ask for an
exemption and to prove that your users (consumers, person to person) do not
need to e registered as a campaign.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 12:38 PM Carlos Alvarez <caalvarez at gmail.com> wrote:

> So you're saying that user to user messaging will be limited?  I haven't
> seen evidence of that.
>
> The Bandwidth page says it's just for mass messaging:
> What's happening?
>
> Certain mobile carrier(s) are now adjusting the throughput caps they've
> historically enforced on local messaging for business senders, also known
> as A2P programs, while imposing new registration requirements and paying
> additional fees. The throughput limits will vary, but wanted messages in
> registered campaigns should receive better throughput than the traditional
> 1 message per second (MPS).
>
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:33 AM Oren Yehezkely <orenyny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> VoiceOps mailing list
>>>>>> VoiceOps at voiceops.org
>>>>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> NOTE: This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of
>>>>> the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged
>>>>> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is
>>>>> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the
>>>>> sender by replying to this email, and destroy all copies of the original
>>>>> message.
>>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> VoiceOps mailing list
>>>> VoiceOps at voiceops.org
>>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> VoiceOps mailing list
>>> VoiceOps at voiceops.org
>>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
> VoiceOps mailing list
> VoiceOps at voiceops.org
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/voiceops/attachments/20210304/df16147b/attachment-0001.htm>