Plain-English answers to telecom's fine print.
No gated PDFs, no email capture — just the explanations we give customers on the phone, written down.
Register the number you already text from, or the messages quietly stop arriving.
The short answers
Do I have to register?
If you text customers from a business number, yes. Unregistered traffic is filtered or blocked, and nobody sends you a notice when it starts.
What 10DLC isHow long does it take?
It depends almost entirely on how clean the submission is. Mismatched EINs and vague campaign descriptions are the classic delays; our own filings typically clear in about 72 hours.
The steps in orderWhat actually gets me in trouble?
Texting without real consent, and mishandling STOP. TCPA damages run $500 to $1,500 per message, and carriers filter long before a court would.
The checklistThe guides
10DLC Registration, Step by Step
The brand and campaign registration process for business texting: what gets submitted, what reviewers reject, and how to pass carrier vetting the first time.
Updated August 24, 2026 complianceSMS Compliance Checklist for Business Texting
Consent, STOP handling, quiet hours, and content rules — the working checklist that keeps business texting legal under TCPA and welcome with carriers.
Updated August 24, 2026 complianceWhat Is 10DLC? Business Texting Registration
10DLC is the carrier registration system for business texting from regular phone numbers. What it is, why unregistered texts get blocked, and how registration works.
Updated August 24, 2026Rather just ask a person?
Everything in these guides is a fifteen-minute phone call with us. No script, no pressure.