Short code fees

Katherine Childers

Updated

Monthly recurring fees 

If you’re leasing your short code directly from the Short Code Registry, you’ll pay these fees directly to them. 

Fee type Cost
Vanity Short Code Lease $1000 per short code
Random Short Code Lease $500 per short code

Set-up fees

During the onboarding or migration of a short code to the Bandwidth network, carriers may charge the following fees. These fees are subject to change without notice by the listed carrier(s).

Carrier Fee Type Cost
Verizon  Migrations $150 per short code
T-Mobile New Short Codes, Migrations, and Amendments $500 per short code
Aggregator Fee Migrations $500 per short code

 

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.

Additional fees

For additional information on short code fees and segment rates, please contact your Bandwidth Account or Sales Manager. For additional per-message carrier surcharges, please see this support article.

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