Qatar SMS Features and Restrictions Qatar SMS Features and Restrictions

Qatar SMS Features and Restrictions

Carl Swain

Country Summary

Country Name Qatar
ISO QA
Country Code 974
Region Middle East
MCC (Mobile country code) 427

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

*Pre-Registration is mandatory 
Numeric Sender ID Numeric sender IDs are not supported unless offered by Vonage's 2-way service.
Generic Sender ID Generic sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are prohibited.

 

*To initiate the Sender ID registration process, please check Global Sender ID Portal or contact your account manager or support

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Marketing Traffic Before sending any marketing traffic, opt-in consent is required from handset users.

 

Additional Information

As of April 2024  a new regulation has been introduced in Qatar, that all sender IDs must be registered in order to send traffic. 

P2P traffic is prohibited.

No URL, political, religious, unsolicited promotion, dating, or gambling content.

There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Acceptable Use Policy.

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