The table below details the fees associated with running A2P traffic, including both carrier fees and fees from entities such as The Campaign Registry (TCR), the organization which manages brand and campaign authorization and vetting for multiple U.S. Mobile Network Operators. Please see our documentation regarding the 10DLC registration process here.
Note that all following fees are passed through by Convey in the billing cycle following the time the fee is incurred. If the fee is due to non-compliance, details will be provided.
The 10DLC delivery hub closed the non-sanctioned route on February 3rd, 2025. Unregistered traffic will be blocked by the hub and is subject to delivery fees. Customers using ten-digit long code (10DLC) numbers for delivery in the U.S. must have those provisioned to a registered 10DLC campaign in order to continue sending messages on the sanctioned route.
For carrier surcharges, see the Messaging Fees page.
Updated 5/01/2026
| Fee Type | Service | Description | Pass-Through Fee | Fee Frequency | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCR | CSP Registration | A standard setup fees for CSPs. | $200 | One Time | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Brand Registration / Re-vet | A passthrough fee with no additional costs. Brand registration is required prior to campaign registration. | $4.50 per brand | One Time | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | Brand Registration Appeal | Resubmission with additional information. | $11 per brand | One Time | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | Political Brand Vetting | Specialized vetting for political brands with email or standard PIN delivery. One-time, non-refundable vetting fee for successful vets. For unscored unsuccessful vets, this fee will be reduced to $22. | $66 per brand | valid for 12 months7 | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | Express Political Brand Vetting | Priority, expedited vetting for political brands with express mail PIN delivery. One-time, non-refundable vetting fee for successful vets. For unscored unsuccessful vets, this fee will be reduced to $22. | $96 per brand | valid for 12 months7 | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | Standard External Brand Vetting2 (Optional) | A more detailed review of the Brand by Aegis Mobile or WMC with a focus on its reputation in the messaging space. External brand vetting may be required for Special Campaign Types for selected carriers. One-time, non-refundable vetting fee for successful vets. For unscored unsuccessful vets, this fee will be reduced to $5. | $41.50 per request | One Time6 | At Submission |
| TCR | External Brand Vetting Appeal2 (Optional) | Resubmissions for external brand vetting with additional information. | $11 per request | One Time | At Submission |
| TCR | Enhanced External Brand Vetting2 (Optional) | Manual vetting performed by a human which takes approximately two-to-three months. | $101.50 per request5 | One Time7 | At Submission |
| TCR | Authentication Plus (Auth+) | Required for Public Profit brands to register campaigns. | $12.50 per request | One Time | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | Authentication Plus (Auth+) Appeal | Resubmissions for Authentication Plus vetting with additional information. | $11 per request | One Time | 8/1/2025 |
| TCR | RBM Vetting | Required for brands to create campaigns for RBM | $75 per request | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | RBM Vetting Appeal | Resubmissions for RBM vetting with additional information. | $20 per request | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | Brand Asset Banner Vet / Re-vet | Verification to use a brand’s banner in RBM messaging. | $50 per request | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | Brand Asset Logo Vet / Re-vet | Verification to use a brand’s logo in RBM messaging. | $75 per request | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | Brand Asset Appeal | Resubmissions for Asset vetting with additional information. | $20 per request | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | CSP Brand/Campaign Migration | Applies per associated campaign when migrating specified brands from one CSP to another. Sole Proprietorships cannot be migrated. | $0.50 per campaign | One Time | 10/2/2025 |
| TCR | Standard Campaign Registration | Applies to all standard use cases, as well as “special” use cases not listed below with an distinct and separate fee. Approved campaigns are provided unique campaign IDs which identify the campaign across the 10DLC messaging ecosystem. Rejected campaigns will be charged the $30 quarterly fee one time at submission. | $10 per campaign | Monthly1 | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Political Campaign Registration | Approved campaigns will be provided unique campaign IDs which identify the campaign across the 10DLC messaging ecosystem. Rejected campaigns will be charged the $30 fee for the first quarter one time at submission. | $10 per campaign | Monthly1 | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Charity Campaign Registration | Approved campaigns will be provided unique campaign IDs which identify the campaign across the 10DLC messaging ecosystem. Rejected campaigns will be charged the $15 fee for the first quarter one time at submission. | $3 per campaign | Monthly1 | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Emergency Campaign Registration | Approved campaigns will be provided unique campaign IDs which identify the campaign across the 10DLC messaging ecosystem. Rejected campaigns will be charged the $15 fee for the first quarter one time at submission. | $5 per campaign | Monthly1 | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Low-Volume Campaign Registration | Low-volume campaigns (e.g. dental office messages) incur an outbound message surcharge at the highest side of the AT&T fees with limited throughput. Rejected campaigns will be charged the $6 fee for the first quarter one time at submission. | $1.50 per campaign | Monthly1 | 2/1/2021 |
| TCR | Special Agents & Franchises Campaign Registration | External brand vetting may be required for Special Campaign Types for selected carriers. See below. | $30 per Campaign | Monthly | 3/1/2021 |
| TCR | Special Emergency Campaign Registration | External brand vetting may be required for Special Campaign Types for selected carriers. See below. | $5 per Campaign | Monthly | 10/1/2021 |
| 10DLC Hub | Manual Campaign Review | Manual vetting of 10DLC campaigns by the 10DLC Hub prior to submission to TCR. | $15 per submission/resubmission | One-Time | 10/1/2022 |
| 10DLC Hub | Expedited Manual Campaign Review | Priority, expedited manual vetting of 10DLC campaigns by the 10DLC hub within forty-eight (48) business hours prior to submission to TCR. The campaign must be submitted before noon EST; otherwise, the clock will start the following business day. | $50 per submission/resubmission | One-Time | 04/10/2025 |
| 10DLC Hub | Campaign Migration Vetting | Applies to campaigns migrating to Convey's Aerialink product wherein campaigns were vetted by Aerialink's DCA over 12 months prior, or vetted by a DCA other than Aerialink's DCA. | $15 per vet | One-Time | 01/19/2026 |
| 10DLC Hub | Campaign Migration Vetting Analysis | Applies to campaigns migrating to Convey's Aerialink product wherein campaigns were vetted by Aerialink's DCA within the past 12 months. | $4 per vet | One-Time | 01/19/2026 |
| Number Registry | 10DLC Number Registration | A fee applied to all numbers intending to send A2P 10DLC traffic. | $0.02 per number | Monthly | 12/1/2023 |
| T-Mobile | NNID Registration | Applies only to a small set of customers with a dedicated NNID. | $2,000 per NNID8 | One-Time | 10/1/2021 |
| T-Mobile | Special Business Review | Campaigns not fitting T-Mobile’s definition of a standard campaign may incur this fee. Qualifying campaigns utilize in excess of 200,000 outbound messages across the brand. Special forms must be submitted to T-Mobile. | $5,000 per campaign | One-Time | TBA |
| T-Mobile | Number Pool Request | Qualifying campaigns utilize more than fifty sender numbers across a single campaign. Special forms must be submitted to T-Mobile. | $2,000 per campaign | One-Time | 4/6/2022 |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] 10DLC Evasion Non-Compliance Fine | Applied to programs found to use evasive techniques like snowshoeing, unauthorized number replacement and dynamic routing. | $1,000 | Per Incident | 10/1/2021 |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Unauthorized Text Enablement Fine | T-Mobile describes this fine as, “Applies if T-Mobile receives a complaint where you or your message sender text-enables a 10-digit NANP telephone number and sends messages prior to verification of message sender ownership and/or letter of authorization.” | $10,000 | Per Incident | 10/1/2021 |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Content Violation Fine | Beginning at the third notification of a content violation by a single content provider (and continued at any subsequent notification). Examples of content violations include SHAFT violations, any violations of the T-Mobile Code of Conduct, spam or phishing, or messaging which would qualify as a Severity 0 violation per the CTIA Short Code Messaging Handbook. Applies to all sender types. | $10,000 | Per Incident | 10/1/2021 |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Sev-0 Violation: Tier 1 | Applied to Sev-0 violations designated as, “phishing, smishing, social engineering (e.g. manipulating individuals to reveal private information)”. Applies to all sender types. | $2,000 | Per Incident | Live |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Sev-0 Violation: Tier 2 | Applied to Sev-0 violations designated as, “illegal content and content not legal federally and in all fifty (50) states (e.g. cannabis, marijuana, CBD, illegal prescriptions, solicitation)”. Applies to all sender types. | $1,000 | Per Incident | Live |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Sev-0 Violation: Tier 3 | Applied to Sev-0 violations designated as, “SHAFT violations and other content prohibited in the T-Mobile Code of Conduct (Section 5)”. Applies to all sender types. | $500 | Per Incident | Live |
| T-Mobile | [Non-Compliance] Grey Route Fine | Applied to A2P messages routed as P2P messages after the launch of 10DLC. Note that failure to publish numbers as A2P traffic on T-Mobile’s 10DLC platform in accordance with T-Mobile’s established timelines constitutes Grey Route Non-Compliance, regardless of whether the campaign has been registered. | $10 | Per Outbound Message4 | TBA |
| T-Mobile | 10DLC Campaign Non-Use Fee | Applied for each campaign which - during a sixty-day rolling period - does not have at least one number assigned to it. | $250 | Per Campaign | Live |
1 All campaign registration submissions have an initial three-month term commitment and shall automatically renew for successive one-month terms unless deactivated by user. Campaigns are billed monthly. Please note that campaigns deactivated within three (3) months of creation will still incur the full three-month charge. To ensure your campaign does not inadvertently expire, the auto-renew checkbox is enabled by default in Convey's Aerialink Registration Application.
2 The result is 0-100 score that will place the Brand in one of available Carrier “trust” Tiers. Any Brand that does not apply for External Vetting will be subject to daily message and throughput restrictions, unless they are on the Russell 3000 index. External vetting may be required for Special Use Case Campaigns.
3 In order for traffic bound for AT&T to incur the “registered” surcharge, it must be associated with an AT&T-approved campaign and have all associated long code numbers published correctly with the Number Registry. Customers using our 10DLC portal can use the portal to add numbers to their campaign. When the code shows its status as “success,” traffic on that code toward AT&T will be considered “registered.”
4 Each message segment of a concatenated message counts as an individual message. The number of messages charged is equal to the number of message segments, not the number of whole messages composed.
5 The cost is $101.50 unless the brand has previously requested Standard and is upgrading to Enhanced, for which the cost will be the pricing difference of $60. This upgrade must occur within thirty (30) days of submitting for the Standard External Brand Vetting.
6Collected on behalf of Aegis Mobile or WMC
7Collected on behalf of Aegis Mobile
8Pertains only to qualified reseller customers whose Service Provider ID is vanity-hosted by Convey with the number registry.
- For additional reference regarding any T-Mobile fees, please see the T-Mobile Code of Conduct, section 4, and the Additional T-Mobile 10DLC Requirements. For reference to T-Mobile’s outbound restrictions by brand, see the T-Mobile Daily Message Buckets.
- See the AT&T Message Class information for details about message throughput limits by campaign.
Additional Notes:
- Though brands and campaigns may be TCR-registered, brands must associate the dedicated long codes to their campaign so that they are properly migrated to the T-Mobile A2P platform. If this is not completed, your traffic will be classified as “non-migrated” and will remain on the T-Mobile P2P route. The P2P route is subject to additional filtering and will incur higher surcharge fees. After the effective date, A2P traffic which has not been migrated may also incur the Grey Route non-compliance fees mentioned above.
- Convey does not guarantee that any MNO (in general or in particular) will approve or maintain approval of any campaign.
- The fees in the above table are non-refundable irrespective of campaign approval, termination or suspension whether by the CSP, TCR or MNOs.
- Any ten-digit long code with a country code of +1 delivering to U.S. carriers requires 10DLC registration.
- A full list of all outbound carrier surcharges for +1 long codes can be found here.
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