DLT Registration for Bulk SMS
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a block-chain based registration system. It is implemented in the public interest to control the SMS spam.
whoever wants to send promotional bulk sms or transactional SMS to their customers needs to be DLT registered.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently released a Notification for the Bulk SMS industry. As per the recent guidelines, it is mandatory for a company to register on the DLT platform before sending Bulk SMS to its customers and clients. A Business Entity has to register itself on the DLT portal, register Sender IDs, submit message templates, and get their approval before sending Bulk SMS. We suggest you to complete the DLT Registration process as soon as possible else your messages will get failed and may not be delivered.
Send Bulk Promotional SMS to Customers Easily!
It usually takes 10 to 15 working days.
- Drafting documents
- Filing of forms with Authorities
- Documented Follow-up
- Business hours - CA support
- Any business entity or Individual
- Purchase of plan
- Upload documents on Vault
- Drafting of documents
- Submission of documents and application with Department
- Receipt of Registration letter
Name, Contact Number and Email Id of Stakeholder.
Self Attested PAN, Aadhar & Passport size photo of Stakeholder.
Specimen Signatures of Stakeholder.
Latest Electricity Bill/Landline Bill of Registered Office.
NOC from owner of registered office. (If Owned)
Rent Agreement from Landlord. (If Rented/Leased)
PAN, TAN, COI of the Business Entity
Cancelled Cheque in business name
Complete Steps for DLT Registration for Bulk SMS
Complete Steps for DLT Registration for Bulk SMS
You can register in any of the DLT platforms among Jio, Vodafone, Airtel, BSNL, MTNL, Videocon, Tata Teleservices. We recommend you to register in Jio as the registration is free. For registering in Vodafone DLT portal, you need to pay Rs. 5900.
DLT operators in India
Jio DLT portal: https://trueconnect.jio.com/#/
Vodafone DLT portal: https://www.vilpower.in/
Airtel DLT portal: https://www.airtel.in/business/commercial-communication/home
BSNL DLT portal: https://www.ucc-bsnl.co.in/
Videocon DLT portal: https://smartping.live/entity/login
As the data of every DLT operator is synced with each other, registration can be done on any one of the DLT platform.
Note: These platforms are just for DLT registration. Messages will be sent from the Bulk SMS Service Provider panel like before.
Steps for DLT Registration
Step 1: Entity/Enterprise Registration
Step 1: Entity/Enterprise Registration
This includes details of KYC (Know Your Customer) documents like PAN, GST, TAN, CIN, etc. The process has been designed for easy and quick completion. Your organisation will get a unique Entity ID.
Step 2: Header (Sender ID) Registration
Step 2: Header (Sender ID) Registration
Messages are classified into Promotional, Transactional, Service Explicit, and Service Implicit. Entities need to register all their headers on the platform. Every header gets a unique Header ID that is shared across other DLT platforms seamlessly.
Step 3: Content Template Registration
Step 3: Content Template Registration
Entities are required to register all their templates on the blockchain DLT SMS system. Once a template is created, the entity retains the template ownership across all platforms. Every template gets a unique Template ID that is shared across other Blockchain DLT SMS platforms seamlessly. Every Content Template should contain ‘Brand Name(s).
Step 4: Templates Registered on DLT Platform
Step 4: Templates Registered on DLT Platform
Once your template gets approve from DLT platform. Require all the approved template in Excel format:
DLT Guideline Update as on October 11, 2020
Every Content Template that is being registered by a Principal Entity should contain ‘Brand Name(s)’ (Complete business name/brand name/trademark) in the content field. That have been registered so far, should be updated with ‘Brand Name(s)’ by October 31, 2020. View Content Template Example
Please note: If the account & Header is approved from anyone DLT platform it gets sync with all operators.
If you face any difficulty in registeration at Bulk Sms DLT platform then connect with us at connect@taxaj.com
Changes as per Regulations
| Pre DLT | Post DLT | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Consent | No | Yes | Verifiable digital records of all customer opt-ins are made available on the platform.Customers can also see all their consents on a single dashboard |
| Customer Preferences | Yes | Yes | Consumers can also select specific day(s) and time band to block (or) receive.commercial communication in addition to type of category; viz only DND |
| Entity/Enterprise Registration | No | Yes | Entity need to register with originating access provider (OAP) on the platform |
| Telemarketer Registration | Yes | Yes | Telemarketer should now register with originating access provider (OAP) and no longer with TRAI |
| Header Registration | No | Yes | Entity should register all its SMS Headers and Voice CLIs on the platform |
| Type of Messages | Transactional | Transactional | Every template should be registered under one of these classifications: Promotional, Transactional or Service (Implicit or Explicit) |
| Promotional | Promotional | ||
| Govt | Service (Inferred Consent) | Government messages are classified under Service category | |
| Service (Explicit Consent) | |||
| Scrubbing | Yes (only DND Check for Promotional SMS) | Yes (Promotional & Service Explicit) | Messages will be scrubbed against multiple parameters like Consent, Preference, Header, Template; and not just DND list |
| Complaint Management | Yes | Yes | Telecom operators will now be responsible for complaint resolution |
| Interoperability between telecom Service Providers | No | Yes | Registration details of Entity, Telemarketer, Header, Template will be shared across the network to ensure seamless view |
| 100% Traceability | No | Yes | Everything is recorded and shared on the network using Blockchain technology. |
| Delivery Report | Yes | No | Delivery status for promotional messages will not be available post DLT. |
| 1. Promotional Traffic | |||
| 2. Transactional Traffic | Yes | Yes | Delivery status for transactional messages will continue to be available post DLT. |
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