International communication – these country-specific rules should be observed in your SMS campaign

Albania – Alphanumeric IDs are partially filtered No special restrictions Algeria ✓ – All Local and alphanumeric numbers are partially filtered, numeric numbers are partially replaced No special restrictions Angola – Numeric IDs are partially filtered No special restrictions Argentina – International IDs are replaced by long, dynamic codes Voicecalls are extended with 9, for SMS: country code 54 + 10 digit local number Australia – No special restrictions No special restrictions Austria – Alphanumeric sender only or +43 phone number No special restrictions Azerbaijan – IDs are partially replaced by shortcodes to ensure delivery No special restrictions Bahrain – International IDs are overwritten depending on the route Use providers with adaptive routing, content is heavily censored Bangladesh – Numeric IDs are partially replaced by local numbers International SMS are heavily filtered for spam and keywords, fake DLR Belarus ✓ – All Alphanumeric IDs recommended No special restrictions Belgium ✓ – All 8*** shortcodes, no alphanumeric IDs Obligatory customer opt-in/opt-out, gsm only – no unicode Bosnia & Herzegowina ✓ M-Tel: 21€; Telenor 67€ Mtel Alphanumeric IDs recommended International P2P marketing not allowed on some routes Botswana – International IDs are replaced by shortcode to ensure delivery No special restrictions Brazil – International IDs are often blocked or not supported Routes are unstable, content is censored (marketing, politics, religion), no Unicode Brunei – No special restrictions No special restrictions Bulgaria ✓ – All No special restrictions No special restrictions Cambodia – No special restrictions DLR are often unreliable, use providers with adaptive routing Cameroon ✓ – Nexttel No special restrictions Routes are filtered heavily, no political content, unicode only for Chinese characters Canada ✓ – All Alphanumeric sender IDs are not supported Limited transfer rate, content with financing offers partially prohibited Chad ✓ – All Alphanumeric IDs are recommended, no spaces allowed No special restrictions Chile – International IDs are replaced by random numeric senders International SMS are heavily filtered and censored (politics, adult content), no Unicode China ✓ – All International IDs are replaced by numeric senders SMS are heavily filtered and censored, max. 65 characters unicode, max. 130 characters GSM Colombia – International IDs are replaced by shortcode or local sender Colombian networks do not send DLR Costa Rica ✓ – Claro International IDs are replaced by long sender numbers No special restrictions Croatia ✓ – All Partially no alphanumeric IDs supported Unreliable DLR Cuba ✓ – Cubacel Only alphanumeric sender IDs for A2P Experience shows that only globally known brands are registered, long processing times Cyprus – No special restrictions No special restrictions Czech Republic ✓ 5,00 € All ID is replaced by local shortcode, partially by alphanumeric/numeric number Strong filtering and high interworking fees for international SMS Democratic Republic of the Congo – International IDs are partially replaced by shortcode, depending on the route No special restrictions Denmark – No special restrictions International routes are partially filtered, use providers with direct connection Dominican Republic – ID should be replaced with shortcode to ensure delivery DLR is not supported for some routes Ecuador – IDs are replaced by shortcodes or long, virtual numbers, depending on the routing For some routes 140 characters are not allowed, Unicode is only partially supported, no DLR Egypt ✓ – All International IDs are replaced by shortcode to ensure delivery International SMS are heavily filtered and censored (politics, religion, adult topics) El Salvador ✓ – Claro International IDs are partially replaced by random numeric senders No special restrictions Estonia – No special restrictions International routes are partially filtered, use providers with direct connection Finland – Depending on the route, ID may be replaced by random number Use providers with adaptive routing for best possible transmission quality France – Numeric IDs are partially replaced by shortcode or local number GSM characters are partially downgraded, unicode is largely supported Germany – No special restrictions Spamming and phishing are prohibited Ghana – Sender ID is replaced by shortcode, depending on the route No special restrictions Greece – Depending on the route, ID may be replaced by random number International routes are partially filtered, use providers with direct connection Guatemala ✓ – Claro International IDs are replaced by random numeric senders Often unreliable or fake DLR Haiti ✓ – Natcom No special restrictions No special restrictions Honduras ✓ – Claro No special restrictions Often unreliable routes, fake DLR Hungary – Numeric IDs are recommended High interworking fees, local routes recommended India ✓ – All Partially letters are set in front of ID to identify sender/gateway A2P SMS are only delivered between 9am and 9pm, spam is blocked Indonesien ✓ – All Sender IDs are replaced by alpha values to ensure delivery No unicode, contents are filtered by keywords, unreliable DLR Iran – Numeric IDs are recommended Content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult topics), unreliable DLR Iraq – Different filters depending on route, IDs are partially replaced No brackets, partially unreliable or no DLR Ireland – No special restrictions International routes are heavily filtered, use providers with direct connection Israel – Dynamic IDs are partially replaced by random numeric senders Unreliable DLR, sms can not be sent to numbers registered as „kosher“ Italy ✓ – All Company name in sender ID must be your own No special restrictions Ivory Coast – Use of a shortcode is recommended for the network „Orange“ No special restrictions Japan – Different filters depending on route, IDs are partially replaced Locally illegal content is blocked, unicode only with Japanese characters Jordan ✓ – All IDs are set to „verify“ or „sms“ depending on the routing Spam filters partially block A2P and deliver false DLR, adult content prohibited Kasakhstan ✓ Tele2 & Altel: 33€, other: free All ID is replaced to ensure delivery depending on the route No special restrictions Kenya ✓ – Safaricom Safaricom overwrites all senders with fixed alpha values Contact your provider in advance, especially for 2FA; unreliable DLR Kuwait ✓ – All Alphanumeric IDs are replaced by random international senders Unreliable or no DLR Laos ✓ – Star Telecom No special restrictions Unreliable DLR Latvia – No special restrictions Identical SMS sent to the same number within 5 minutes are blocked as spam Lebanon ✓ – All Numeric IDs are blocked Content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult topics) Lithuania – Alphanumeric IDs must be registered No special restrictions Madagascar – Alphanumeric and some numeric IDs are partially blocked No special restrictions Malawi – Due to unstable routes the sender ID is changed to „SMS“ No special restrictions Malaysia – Sender IDs are replaced by random local numbers/shortcodes Spam filters partially block A2P and deliver false DLR, content is censored Mali – Alphanumeric IDs and shortcodes are partially filtered No special restrictions Malta – No special restrictions No special restrictions Mauritius ✓ – Mauritius Telecom No special restrictions No special restrictions Mexico ✓ – Telcel International IDs are replaced by random numeric IDs/shortcodes Marketing SMS are filtered, content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult content) Monaco – Alphanumeric IDs and shortcodes are filtered No special restrictions Mongolia – Sender IDs are replaced by international number No special restrictions Morocco ✓ – All International IDs are replaced by specific senders No special restrictions Mozambique ✓ – Movitel International IDs are replaced by numeric senders No special restrictions Myanmar ✓ – Mytel IDs are replaced by local or international numeric senders OTP message content may be changed to ensure delivery Namibia – International IDs are replaced by local shortcode No special restrictions Nepal ✓ – Mero Mobile No special restrictions No social invitations allowed Netherlands ✓ – All No special restrictions No special restrictions New Zealand – International IDs are partially replaced by long virtual numbers or local shortcode to ensure delivery Social invitations are prohibited Nicaragua ✓ – Claro No special restrictions No special restrictions Niger – No special restrictions Content is partially censored (political, adult content) Nigeria ✓ – All Alphanumeric IDs recommended No special restrictions North Macedonia – Alphanumeric IDs & shortcodes are partially replaced by random number No special restrictions Norway – No special restrictions International routes are partially filtered, use providers with direct connection Oman ✓ – All International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery A2P is partially filtered depending on the route, unicode is not recommended Pakistan ✓ – All International IDs are replaced to ensure delivery Content is heavily censored (politics, marketing) Palestine ✓ – Jawwal International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery Content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult topics) Panama ✓ – Claro Shortcodes are partially filtered, international numeric IDs are recommended No special restrictions Papua New Guinea – No spaces in dynamic IDs allowed No special restrictions Paraguay – International IDs are replaced by random numeric IDs/shortcodes DLR is not supported or fake Peru – International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery No special restrictions Philippines ✓ – All No generic or numeric sender IDs allowed Spam filter; fake DLR, heavily limited character sets, contents are censored Poland – Numeric IDs are partially filtered, company names blocked SMS with premium/speed dial number are blocked for A2P, gambling content is prohibited Portugal – No shortcodes allowed Numerical IDs from Russia are filtered, some senders are blocked locally Qatar ✓ – All International IDs are partially replaced, generic IDs not allowed Content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult topics) Republic of the Congo – International IDs are partially replaced by shortcode, depending on the route No special restrictions Romania 375,00 € Alphanumeric IDs are supported only partially Identical SMS sent to the same number within 5 minutes are blocked as spam Russia ✓ 200€ per month All Numeric IDs and shortcode are replaced International routes are heavily filtered, use providers with adaptive connection Rwanda – No special restrictions No special restrictions Saudi Arabia ✓ – All International IDs are partially overwritten, numeric IDs with >11 characters are blocked Spam filters, unstable routes, content is censored (politics, religion, adult topics) Senegal – No special restrictions No special restrictions Serbia – Numeric IDs are partially filtered No special restrictions Singapore – International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery Advertising financial loans is strictly prohibited, DNC register (do not call) since 2014 Slovakia ✓ – O2 Numeric IDs are partially filtered No special restrictions Slowenien – Numeric IDs are partially replaced No special restrictions Somalia – No special restrictions No special restrictions South Africa – International IDs are replaced by local numbers Content is heavily censored (politics, religion, adult topics) South Corea – Only numeric IDs allowed, alphanumeric IDs are replaced by global numeric IDs Chinese and binary characters not supported, content is censored South Sudan – Numeric IDs are blocked, depending on routing No special restrictions Spain – No special restrictions No special restrictions Sri Lanka ✓ – Dialog International IDs are partially replaced by fixed alpha values No special restrictions Sudan – Numeric IDs are blocked, depending on routing No special restrictions Sweden – No special restrictions No special restrictions Switzerland – No special restrictions No special restrictions Syria ✓ – SyriaTel Alphanumeric IDs and shortcodes are filtered and should be replaced Due to national situation, delivery can not be guaranteed Taiwan – International IDs are partially replaced by random local numbers Character sets are slightly limited, unicode is supported; unreliable DLR Tanzania ✓ – All International IDs are partially overwritten to ensure delivery No special restrictions Thailand ✓ – All International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery No special restrictions Tunesien – Alphanumerische IDS werden durch zufälligen numerischen Absender ersetzt Keine speziellen Beschränkungen Turkey ✓ – All International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery Content is censored/must be preceded by letters Turkmenistan – Alphanumeric IDs for outgoing SMS are overwritten Network operator MTS Turkmenistan is currently blocked for international SMS Ukraine ✓ – Astelit IDs are replaced by local numeric senders No special restrictions United Arab Emirates ✓ – All International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery Content is censored (politics, religion, adult content) United Kingdom – Spaces in dynamic IDs are not allowed Spamming and phishing are prohibited United States ✓ – All Alphanumeric sender IDs are not supported Limited transfer rate, content with financing offers partially prohibited Uruguay – International IDs are partially replaced to ensure delivery No special restrictions Venezuela – International IDs are replaced by shortcode or local sender DLR and in part Unicode are not supported, delivery delays at peak times (Friday) Vietnam ✓ 8€ reg fee, 8 € monthly fee, 34€ monthly for banking All Very different filters depending on the route, IDs are partially replaced Unreliable or no DLR Yemen – Local numeric numbers are partially filtered or replaced by random numbers Unreliable DLR Zambia – No special restrictions Partially unreliable DLR Zimbabwe – Numeric IDs can have max. 11 characters No special restrictions

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