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Porting

Letter of Authorization (LOA) - Keep my Phone Number

A Letter of Authorization (LOA) is a legal document that allows a new telecommunications provider to transfer a phone number from an existing carrier. It's also known as a Letter of Agency, Number Transfer Request, or Letter of Authorization. 

An LOA is required to:

To complete an LOA, you'll need to include the following information:

The LOA must be filled out completely and signed by the authorized person on the account. To reduce the likelihood of a rejection, you can obtain a Customer Service Record (CSR) from your current carrier. A CSR is a copy of how your telephone records appear in the telephone company's database. Generally as it appears on your Bill/Invoice, which may be mailed to you or available online through your carriers account portal.

You may complete this form: LOA.pdf

* If you are transferring a Toll Free Number, This also needs to be filled out and attached: toll-free-resporg.pdf

And send it to support@precision-computer.com along with a recent copy of your Bill/Invoice (from your current carrier provider) with the phone numbers and account information (Such as Name, Address, and Account Number) clearly visible  

If you have multiple numbers from multiple different Account Numbers or Providers, you will need to fill out a separate LOA for each different account number. Make sure that on the same form, all the Phone Numbers listed, match that same account, as anything not matching that account will be rejected. For questions, feel free to reach out to us for assistance.

Service Order

Service Order

New Service Order Agreement

The Service Order Agreement provides us needed information to setup your account, such as Name, Address, Billing, Caller ID, and any numbers you may want to keep (transfer from another carrier)

Here is our Blank New Service Order Agreement: PBX-New Order.pdf

Fill in the following,

  1. Customer Information, (You may leave Billing Contact and Technical Contact, if all of it will be the same)
  2. Billing, 911 Location and Directory Listing Information
    • 911 is required and if left blank, your billing address will be used
    • Directory Listing, is what will appear for caller id (keep in mind some caller id services do have limit of 15 characters) You may just fill out Listed Name (Caller ID) and Number to Link it to
  3. You may Skip Smartnet Services Details and Service Activation Fee portion of the form.
  4. You may list Payment Information, or choose to do it later or pay by check in the mail. Service term is generally month to month unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  5. Please read the Agreement and E911 Notice carefully. Understand that if you move a device without notifying us, your 911 calls may show an old address, and may dispatch emergency services to the wrong address.
  6. You may include any Special Instructions here, or send it to support@precision-computer.com 
  7. Sign and Date

If you are transferring a phone number, fill out Letter of Authorization to keep your number. *Attach a recent copy of your current phone number provider's Bill along with sending this form in. For more information on the Letter of Authorization: Letter of Authorization

Once completed, send to support@precision-computer.com

Business SMS


Business SMS

10DLC Updates and Release Notes Quick Reference Page

Due to the ever-changing nature of the 10DLC Messaging Initiative, we have created a quick reference sheet that lists significant changes to 10DLC as they occur, including portal updates/enhancements related to 10DLC. We will also list all known future deadlines and events as they become available to us. 

Note: This document will be updated frequently, and the most recent changes will always appear at the top of the listing. Older changes can be found lower on the list. 

Past Changes

This section covers all 10DLC updates/changes that have already been implemented.

October 17, 2024 - Authentication+

TCR has started to roll out a new brand identity verification process called Authentication+ for all brands registered in TCR.

What you need to know:
On October 17th, 2024, brands registering as Publicly Traded Company entities will be subject to Two Factor Authentication (2FA). This new process will require:
  1. Adding a customer contact email to the campaign registration form.
  2. Asking your customer to respond back to a verification request from TCR within 7 days of brand submission, otherwise the brand won’t be approved.
Who is affected?
What should I do?
If your customer has a Publicly Traded Company brand, let them know about this change and have them designate a primary contact now so they are prepared to help you through the next campaign registration process.

October 1st, 2024 

The following changes are being made to the Campaign Vetting processes effective October 1st, 2024: 

CTA/ Message Flow 

Whereas this information was previously noted on the website, for example, the DCA now wants it in the campaign registration form. The CTA must include the following for each method used to collect SMS information (i.e. website, verbal, et.) 

In addition, for the various types of opt-ins, you must include the following: 

Privacy Policy

If you have a Privacy Policy on your website, provide the link.

The Privacy Policy must be comprehensive enough, including: 

Terms of Service 

In addition to proving a brand has a Privacy Policy, it now must prove it has Terms of Service (TOS)/ Terms & Conditions. It can do these one of two ways: 

  1. Linking to the TOS on the website 
  2. Adding TOS language to the SMS discloser  

If provided separately, the TOS must include:  

If added to the SMS Disclosure, include: 

Invite Messaging 

This language was always a “best practice,” but is now required: 

Opt-in Messaging 

Opt-out Messaging 

Help Messaging 

September 10, 2024 

T-Mobile updated Campaign Requirements 

Effective September 10, 2024, all campaigns must include the URL for the Privacy Policy under the Call-to-Action (CTA)/Message Flow. Even if this information is available on the website, the URL must be included in your campaign submission to TCR. 

All campaigns are now required to have a Privacy Policy on the website, even if the campaign is just used collect phone numbers or send marketing related messages. 

Opt in via Form: If the customer provides consent by completing a form (either electronic or in paper). This specific form must be attached to the registration for verification purposes. You may utilize the CTA (Call to Action), Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions Multimedia Upload.  


Week of 06-27-24

New Optional Campaign Registration Fields

TCR added several new optional campaign fields to assist CNPs and DCAs with campaign reviews. New optional campaign fields let CSPs provide information on privacy policies, terms and conditions, embedded links, and the ability to upload supporting documentation.

New Fields

When creating a new campaign, you can choose to enter links for privacy policies and terms and conditions documents that are hosted online. Supporting documents can also be uploaded, such as a call-to-action or digital versions of privacy policies and terms and conditions documents. A sample of the embedded link can also be added.

The following table provides a brief explanation of these new fields and their attributes (Click image to enlarge):

Week of 12-17-23

10DLC - New Violation Fines 

Please review the list of all disallowed content (Click image to enlarge): 

10DLC – Message Blocking on the Rise 

At this time of year, our industry typically sees higher volumes of traffic, and we have already seen cases where messages that do not meet current messaging standards are being blocked. 

To avoid any potential blocking, ensure your campaigns are fully compliant. Use the requirements outlined below and pay special attention to campaigns created before manual vetting began on January 26, 2023. 

Active campaigns should meet the following requirements: 

Toll-Free - Verification Deadline 

As of November 8th, all unverified toll-free numbers are being blocked from sending messages. Effective January 31, 2024, messages sent on toll-free numbers that started verification but didn’t fully complete it (status = “pending”) will be blocked.

If you want to keep sending messages to toll-free numbers that are in a 'pending' status after January 31st, then you need to complete your toll-free verification registration as soon as possible.

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Business SMS

A2P/10DLC Brand & Campaign Registration Form

10DLC A2P Brand and Campaign Registration Form (docx)

A downloadable version of the A2P/10DLC Brand & Campaign Registration Form that can be used to submit to Carriers for approval of Brand and Campaign for SMS Messages

 

What you need

  1. Either the brand’s company website or online presence must include:
    ·    A complete, comprehensive, clear, and accessible Privacy Policy that outlines how customer data is collected, used, and protected. 
    •    A section in their Terms and Conditions (T&C) or Terms of Service (TOS) dedicated to SMS Communication.  
    ·    If linking to a company website, make sure:
    o    It is a working and secure website with a valid SSL certificate.
    o    The URL matches the company's brand name.
    o    Also, any forms asking for phone numbers MUST include a clear SMS disclosure on ALL forms, regardless of whether the number will be used to contact consumers via SMS.

  2. A Privacy policy is required for all 10DLC messaging campaigns.
    •    The Privacy Policy MUST make clear that consumers’ Personally Identifiable Information (or PII) will not be shared, rented or sold to third parties for the purpose of marketing. 
  3. IMPORTANT:
    •    The Terms & Conditions (T&C) or Terms of Service (TOS) section should include the following:
    o    Program (Brand) name
    o    Product description, or the types of messages consumers might receive (be very detailed)
    o    Message frequency
    o    The “Message and data rates may apply” disclosure
    o    Opt-out instructions
    o    Customer Care Contact Information, or where/ how the end user contacts the brand if they need help

  4. Business Information such as Legal Name, DBA, EIN Number, Legal Address, Etc