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Requirements for Successful 10DLC Registration

Requirements for Successful 10DLC Registration

10DLC Registration Requirements

10DLC Terms to Know

  • Campaign Verify (CV): A non-partisan, nonprofit service for U.S. political campaigns, parties, and PACs to verify their identity. Prompt.io submits a verification request to Campaign Verify on your behalf.

  • Campaign Verify Pin: A 6-digit pin number that will be sent to the email address, phone number, or mailing address listed on the campaign's official filing. When you send the Campaign Verify pin to Prompt.io, it allows us to create an authorized token.

  • The Campaign Registry (TCR): The reputation authority for registering A2P 10DLC Messaging Campaigns. TCR works with North American mobile operators and companies in the messaging business to register text messaging campaigns.

  • Filing URL: A link to your organization's/campaign's Statement of Organization.

    • Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings can be found at https://www.fec.gov/

    • State and local filings can be found through your state's Board of Elections (BOE) website and/or the City or County Clerk's office website.

What Prompt.io Needs From You

  1. Please fill out the 10DLC registration form

  2. You will need the following information to successfully fill out the form:

    • Campaign’s Legal Entity Name

    • DBA (if different from the legal entity name)

    • Country where the campaign is located

    • Tax EIN (Employer Identification Number)

    • Entity mailing address

    • Website URL

    • Type of Legal Entity (e.g., political campaign, non-profit, commercial)

    • Filing URL (a link to the campaign’s Statement of Organization on the FEC, State, or County website). If it’s not a direct link to the Statement of Organization, please provide instructions on how to find the Statement of Organization.

    • Campaign’s Use Case (give a clear and detailed description of what the campaign will be used for.

      • For example, "Morris for Senate will use text messaging for event reminders, fundraising, and GOTV."

    • At least 2 sample messages. Each sample message must:

      • Include the name of the campaign

      • Have content that aligns with the campaign's use case

      • Include a link to the website (e.g., Learn more at www.morrisforsenate.com)

      • Include opt-out language (e.g., Reply STOP to opt out)

      Example: "Hi [First Name], This is Joe with Morris for Senate inviting you to join us for our rally on 3/9. Learn more at morrisforsenate.com Reply STOP to opt out"

  3. The campaign’s website must be 10DLC compliant. A compliant website includes the following:

    • Phone number fields must be optional and checkboxes cannot be pre-checked, otherwise carriers will consider this forced opt-in consent.

    • Anywhere a phone number is collected on the website, you need an opt-in checkbox containing the following:

      • Opt-in agreement (e.g., "By providing your number you are opting into text messages from {campaign}...")

      • If donations will be solicited or not

      • Types of messages that will be sent

      • Opt-out information (Reply STOP to stop)

      • Customer care contact information (Reply HELP for help)

      • Message frequency disclosure (#msgs/mo, msg frequency varies, etc.)

      • "Message and data rates may apply" disclosure

      • A Privacy Policy link

Example opt-in language:"By submitting this form and signing up for texts, you consent to receive text messages (e.g. campaign information and event reminders) from [Campaign Name] at the number provided, including messages sent by autodialer. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency varies. Donations (will or will not) be solicited. Opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties. Unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP. Reply HELP for help. Privacy Policy [link]"

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