Send texts from a local 10DLC number
Build trust with 10DLC business texting
10DLC is one of the most trusted 2-way SMS communication channels. Registering your 10DLC brand and campaign ensures that you can send texts without the risk of being flagged or blocked by network operators. Moreover, your customers can trust the text messages they receive from you.
You should choose a 10DLC number for texting if:
- You wish to send and receive texts from a local U.S. virtual number.
- Your organization has a tax ID (EIN).
- Your use-case falls into one of the categories of 10DLC campaigns
- Your recipients value localized communication.
- You wish your brand to have a local identity.
- You want to ensure message delivery by whitelisting SMS traffic with U.S. mobile network operators.
How to get started with 10DLC
Create a free account
Get a local U.S. number
Register your brand
Register your campaign
Textmagic covers the one-time costs of your 10DLC registration. The first month is free - later $10/month.
What information is required for a 10DLC registration?
When filling out the 10DLC registration form, you must provide the following information:
- Organization name, address, and contact details
- Organization type (private, publicly traded, nonprofit)
- Tax ID or EIN
- Public website address
- Description of each SMS campaign
- Sample text messages for each campaign
- Description of the opt-in, opt-out, and help flows
Prohibited 10DLC use cases
Furthermore, the table below outlines the forbidden use cases for 10DLC.
10DLC texting FAQ
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10DLC stands for 10-digit long code. It is a standard local type of phone number used for texting (SMS/MMS) in the United States.
10DLC registration means that your local US number is registered with the Campaign Registry (TCR) and approved by US carriers for texting. This process is designed to ensure a positive and secure consumer experience and protect the performance of your text campaigns.
The goal of 10DLC registration is to ensure consumers get the messages they want and that bad actors (spammers and fraudsters) do not harm them.
After submitting your 10DLC registration form, the Textmagic team will review it and forward to the Campaign Registry for approval within one business day.
It usually takes up to 7 business days to get your 10DLC brand and campaign approved. The Textmagic team cannot expedite this time frame because the Campaign Registry handles the approval process.
We will email you as soon as we have news about the status of your 10DLC application. While you’re waiting for approval, you can check the 10DLC registration page for status updates.
Textmagic will cover all one-time costs for your 10DLC brand + campaign vetting. The first month is free, later, you will need to pay $10 monthly for the 10DLC campaign renewal.
The difference between the two is that a toll-free number has a distinct three-digit code (for example, 800). A 10DLC number, on the other hand, has a region-specific area code associated with it that might be recognizable to the recipient.
We recommend the toll-free number because it covers the broadest range of use cases for messaging in the USA and Canada. The toll-free verification is free and usually takes 2 business days.
10DLC registration is also free, however, it takes up to 7 business days.
At the moment, Textmagic offers the following 11 standard campaign types.
- 2FA – any authentication, verification, or one-time passcode.
- Account notifications – standard notifications to account holders relating to or being about an account.
- Customer care – all customer care interactions, including account management and customer support.
- Delivery notifications – notifications about the delivery status of a product or service.
- Fraud alert messaging – notifications about potential fraudulent activity on a user’s account.
- Higher education – message campaigns from colleges, universities, and other educational institutions.
- Marketing – any communication that includes marketing or promotional content.
- Mixed – any messaging campaign containing 2–5 standard use cases.
- Polling and voting – the sending of surveys and polling or voting campaigns for non-political arenas.
- Public service announcement – information messaging to raise an audience’s awareness about important matters.
- Security alert – a notification that the security of a system, either software or hardware, has been compromised in some way and that action must be taken.
Unfortunately, that is not possible. Textmagic does not support transfers of 10DLC registrations from other suppliers.
