Registration costs
The following fees are assessed by The Campaign Registry (TCR) and will be charged by TCR directly if you choose to register through them. Please contact your Account Manager to discuss the costs of registering through Bandwidth. Not sure who your Account Manager is? Please open a ticket with your Bandwidth Support Team or hit us up at (855) 864-7776!
Fee Type | Cost | Frequency |
Platform | $200 to register as a Campaign Service Provider (CSP) with TCR | One time |
Authentication Plus Verification | $12.50 | Non-recurring |
Brand Registration | $4.50 per brand | Non-recurring |
Brand Reverify (optional) | $4.50 per brand | Non-recurring |
Brand Registration Sole Proprietor Campaign* | $4 per brand | Non-recurring |
Third-Party Brand Vetting (optional) | $41.50 per brand | Non-recurring |
Enhanced Vet (optional) | $101.50 per brand | Non-recurring |
Political Vet | $66 (email/standard PIN delivery)
$96 (express mail PIN delivery) | Non-recurring |
Authentication Plus Verification Appeal | $11 each | Non-recurring |
Failed Standard Vet | $5 each | Non-recurring |
Failed Enhanced Vet | $6 each | Non-recurring |
Failed Political Vet | $22 each | Non-recurring |
Vetting Appeal | $11 each | Non-recurring |
Standard Campaign | $10 per campaign | Monthly |
Special Campaign | $10 per campaign | Monthly |
Agents & Franchises Campaign | $30 per campaign | Monthly |
Low Volume/Class T Campaign | $1.50 per campaign | Monthly |
Charity Campaign | $3 per campaign | Monthly |
Emergency Campaign | $5 per campaign | Monthly |
Sole Proprietor Campaign* | $2 per campaign | Monthly |
*Bandwidth does not currently support Sole Proprietor brands or campaigns.
Each campaign has an initial 3-month commitment, and you'll continue to be charged for it even if you cancel before the 3-month mark. As of October 6, 2022, the 3-month minimum no longer applies to political campaigns.
Additional registration costs
Campaign Vetting – $15 per vetting event.
Non-Compliance fees
Non-compliance fine(s) (USD) will also be assessed for every Sev-0 violation issued, starting January 1, 2024.
Tier 1: $2,000, for phishing, smishing, and social engineering
Social Engineering refers to the practice of targeting individuals in a way that manipulates individuals to reveal private information like credit card numbers, or social security numbers.
Tier 2: $1,000, for illegal content (included content must be legal in all 50 states and federally)
Illegal content includes, but is not limited to, Cannabis, Marijuana, CBD, Illegal Prescriptions, and Solicitation.
Tier 3: $500, for all other commercial messaging violations including, but not limited to, SHAFT that do not follow federal and state laws and regulations.
Please review the T-Mobile Code of Conduct Section 5 for prohibited content
Carrier fees
Per-message carrier surcharges can be found in this article. For more information on each carrier's 10DLC program, please visit the following links: