Bulk SMS marketing is mainly classified as Promotional SMS and Transactional SMS.
The procedure and TRAI guidelines for both Promotional Bulk SMS a Transactional Bulk SMS are different.
SMS Guidelines for Promotional Bulk SMS:
1) Time : SMS Sending Time 9am-9pm
2) Delivery: Not Delivered to DND Numbers (SMS that has been sent to DND nos. will not be charged)
3) Sender ID: You can choose sender ID like LM-663521 without disclosing your 10 digit mobile no.
4) Content: You can send any type of Business SMS.
SMS Guidelines for Transactional Bulk SMS:
1) Validity: SMS validity period 24 hours
2) Delivery: SMS will be delivered to DND numbers also. (Effective benefit)
3) Sender ID: Your sender ID could be your company name like LM-MYNAME Sender ID should be of maximum 6 characters (LM-LGNUTI)
4) Content: You can also send any type of Transactional SMS.
The guidelines issued by TRAI applicable from June 1,2013 are given below:
1. SMS termination charge of 2 paise applicable across networks.
2. Currently, only Promotional SMS were charged IUC (Interconnecting Usage Charges) cost of 5.5 paise. Now after the implementation of new regulation & guidelines, Transactional, Promotional as well as Normal messages will be charged a I.U.C (Interconnecting Usage Charges) cost of 5.5 paise.
TRAI-guidelines
The carrier on which the SMS or call originated to the carrier whose subscriber it is delivered pays termination charge. Without any IUC (Interconnecting Usage Charges) cost, the carrier on whose network the SMS terminated would get nothing and yet is expected to deliver the message using its resources. Overall, the SMS termination amount now will be ~7 paise. These are the messaging Guidelines for Bulk SMS
