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Ongoing Verizon Wireless- Short Code Provisioning Freeze

Country: USA Operator: Verizon Wireless Effective Date: from 7/25/2021 until 8/1/2021 Details: The operator Verizon Wireless announced their freeze dates. The freeze starts on 7/25/2021 and ends on 8/1/2021, and during that period there won’t be short code approvals and provisioning.

Ongoing India DLT final phase - Consent Template Upload

Country: India Operator: all Effective Date: 15th of July Details: India's DLT is entering the final phase, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) now requires that all Consent Templates be registered through the DLT portals operated by the mobile networks. The goal is to ensure end-to-end traceability and protection to the customer. The consent template is the standard SMS message that is sent to the end-user once he or she subscribes to an SMS program. The message should include the brand, type of subscription, opt-out details.

Ongoing Operator Service Alert Indonesia (ID) - Telkomsel (510/10) Voice traffic issues

Date: 07/13/2021 Start Time: 03:42 AM PDT End Time: Ongoing We received notification that Indonesia (ID) - Telkomsel is currently experiencing network issues, and Voice Verify and Voice transactions can't be terminated . We will inform you once the operator has come to a resolution.

Ongoing Kuwait Ooredoo introduced monthly Sender ID Registration fees

Country: Kuwait Operator: Ooredoo Effective Date: 1st of August Details: Starting from the 1st of August 2021, there will be a monthly fee of 50 USD per each whitelisted Sender ID to operator Ooredoo Kuwait, for both local and international traffic. This fee will be applied only for OTP/TRANS traffic and not for Marketing. The fee is for both existing and new whitelisted Sender IDs.