Messaging Resources and Policies

• Messaging carrier surcharge FAQs
• What are carrier surcharges and how are they applied?
• AT&T messaging requirements
• Verizon’s Local A2P/10DLC Routes
• Appropriate Use Guidelines (AUP) for Bandwidth Messaging
• How long will it take for my newly added numbers to become messaging-enabled?
• Can the ‘from number’ used for an outbound text message be a non-Bandwidth number?
• Does Bandwidth handle the STOP keyword for Opt-Out?
• Does Bandwidth store SMS/MMS messages and traffic?
• Can I use my Bandwidth phone numbers for SMS?
• What are Bandwidth's SMS character limits and concatenation practices?
• What is SMS messaging encoding and why is it important?
• How are foreign characters or emojis translated and segmented?
• Bandwidth’s spam blocking policy
• Does Bandwidth support DNS for inbound messaging?
• Can I have multiple binds to the same data center from one IP?
• Toll-free A2P use case best practices