Costs associated with 10DLC

Emily Champion

Updated

Registration costs

The following fees are assessed by The Campaign Registry (TCR) and will be charged by TCR directly if you choose to register through them. Please contact your Account Manager to discuss the costs of registering through Bandwidth. Not sure who your Account Manager is? Please open a ticket with your Bandwidth Support Team or hit us up at (855) 864-7776!

Fee Type Cost Frequency
Platform $200 to register as a Campaign Service Provider (CSP) with TCR One time
Brand Registration $4 per brand Non-recurring
Brand Reverify (optional) $4 per brand Non-recurring
Third-Party Brand Vetting (optional) $40 per brand Non-recurring 
Enhanced Vet (optional) $95 per brand Non-recurring
Political Vet

$65 (email/standard PIN delivery)

$91.95 (express mail PIN delivery)
Non-recurring
Failed Standard Vet $5 each Non-recurring
Failed Political Vet $22 each Non-recurring
Vetting Appeal $10 each Non-recurring
Standard Campaign $10 per campaign Monthly
Special Campaign $10 per campaign Monthly
Agents & Franchises Campaign $30 per campaign Monthly
Low Volume/Class T Campaign $1.50 per campaign Monthly
Charity Campaign $3 per campaign Monthly
Emergency Campaign $5 per campaign Monthly
Sole Proprietor Campaign* $2 per campaign Monthly

*Bandwidth does not currently support Sole Proprietor brands or campaigns.

Each campaign has an initial 3-month commitment, and you'll continue to be charged for it even if you cancel before the 3-month mark. As of October 6, 2022, the 3-month minimum no longer applies to political campaigns.

Additional registration costs

Campaign Vetting – $15 per vetting event.

Non-Compliance fees

Non-compliance fine(s) (USD) will also be assessed for every Sev-0 violation issued, starting January 1, 2024

  • Tier 1: $2,000, for phishing, smishing, and social engineering
    • Social Engineering refers to the practice of targeting individuals in a way that manipulates individuals to reveal private information like credit card numbers, or social security numbers.
  • Tier 2: $1,000, for illegal content  (included content must be legal in all 50 states and federally)
    • Illegal content includes, but is not limited to, Cannabis, Marijuana, CBD, Illegal Prescriptions, and Solicitation.
  • Tier 3: $500, for all other commercial messaging violations including, but not limited to, SHAFT that do not follow federal and state laws and regulations.

Carrier fees

Per-message carrier surcharges can be found in this article. For more information on each carrier's 10DLC program, please visit the following links:

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