Sender ID |
Alphanumeric |
Dialing code |
91 |
Major Carriers |
Reliance Jio India, Airtel India, Idea India, Vodafone India, BSNL India |
Message length |
160 characters |
Support for Concatenated message |
Supported |
Setup Time |
10-15 Business Days |
Support for Two Way SMS |
No |
Country Regulations |
Domestic Entity:
- Pre-registration in the DLT portal
- Transactional type allowed transactions/OTP content without NDNC restrictions
- Promotional (without Opt-in) type allowed promo/marketing content and delivered between 10 am-9 pm IST time
- The Sender ID available for local traffic is alpha for transactional traffic and then 6-digit numeric for promo traffic
International Entity:
- If the Sender ID is not supported, it will be changed to random Short Code
- There are no promo messages allowed over international connections
- Delivery on best-effort and delivered between 10 am-9 pm (IST) to non-NDNC customers only
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Country Restrictions |
Gambling and cryptocurrency content is prohibited |
Extra Information |
- Messages to the same number with more than six messages within an hour with the same Sender or text may be blocked
- Users could not receive more than 200 SMS per day across all incoming streamed
- The Sender ID/s in India will be prefixed with additional two letters to inform the carrier delivering and the region
Traffic Restriction (Political)
- Messages towards Jammu and Kashmir networks (example, 405/55 - Airtel J&K) will be blocked by the government due to political sensitivity.
- Please also note that political SMS are prohibited during election period throughout the country.
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Industry Reference:
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
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