[VoiceOps] Carriers / TCR requiring NetNumber ID for SMS, even P2P

[Matthew Crocker]

Well, this is all new to me so I apologize for misleading or incorrect information.   I’m going through the CSP process now and it has been pretty quick/easy.   I’ve registered one brand ($4) and one campaign ($2/month).

I’m using Inteliquent as my interconnect, they charge fees per SMS/MMS.  I don’t believe I will be receiving invoices from individual carriers (ala CABS)

From: Peter Beckman <beckman at angryox.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 7:08 PM
To: Matthew Crocker <matthew at corp.crocker.com>
Cc: VoiceOps <voiceops at voiceops.org>
Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers / TCR requiring NetNumber ID for SMS, even P2P
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Your statement is misleading, borderline wrong.

It's $200 just to sign up with TCR.

Then it is a variable fee based on how many DIDs you are attempting to
register.

     Low Volume: $2 per MONTH per DID (non-time-sensitive)

Undisclosed how much it costs if NOT Low Volume.

Then carriers can add on their own per-DID and per-campaign fees.

And this is ONLY for 10DLC A2P SMS -- BUSINESS or BULK SMS, not P2P,
person-to-person SMS.

Look at the pricing Commio is putting out regarding T-Mobile:
https://www.thinq.com/blog/t-mobile-10dlc-text-messaging-fee-changes/

     - $50 Campaign Service Activation Fee
     - $50 Campaign Migration Fee
     - $2,000 one-time NNID Registration
     - $10,000 pass-through fee if T-Mobile doesn't like your SMS
     - $1,000 pass-through fee if they think you're evading the rules

Bandwidth increasing per-SMS fees too:
https://support.bandwidth.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500002422242-10DLC-Overview

Can you imagine your cost basis as a small carrier, to increase your direct
costs of a DID by 10x or more, just to allow your customer to send and
receive SMS messages?



Please note:
     I am discussing P2P -- PERSON-TO-PERSON -- NOT A2P, BUSINESS-TO-PERSON

See the CTIA Best Practices for the difference between the content of the
two.

Beckman

On Wed, 4 May 2022, Matthew Crocker wrote:

>
> www.campaignregistry.com<http://www.campaignregistry.com><http://www.campaignregistry.com%3chttp:/www.campaignregistry.com%3e>   The process is quick,painless and a campaign costs a small one time fee ($4 I think)
>
>
> From: VoiceOps <voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org> on behalf of Peter Beckman <beckman at angryox.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 5:09 PM
> To: VoiceOps <voiceops at voiceops.org>
> Subject: [VoiceOps] Carriers / TCR requiring NetNumber ID for SMS, even P2P
> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Crocker. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
>
>
> I'm hearing from one of my carriers that in order to continue sending P2P
> (NOT A2P) SMS from our DIDs, my $dayjob needs to purchase and maintain a
> NetNumber ID to use as the SPID for SMS.
>
> I'm also hearing that ALT-SPIDs are being discontinued.
>
> Does anyone else know about this change, who is driving it, and why? Anyone
> want to share costs involved in getting and maintaining an NNID for this
> purpose?
>
> This feels more like pay-to-play than a solution to reduce unwanted SMS.
>
> Beckman
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