Cameroon SMS Features and Restrictions Cameroon SMS Features and Restrictions

Cameroon SMS Features and Restrictions

Carl Swain

Country Summary

Country Name Cameroon
ISO CM
Country Code 237
Region Africa
MCC (Mobile country code) 624

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Sender IDs are case-sensitive and must contain the brand name.

*Pre-Registration is mandatory for the MTN (62401) network.
Numeric Sender ID

Numeric sender IDs are not supported unless offered by Vonage's 2-way service.

The numeric Sender IDs will be overwritten to ensure delivery.
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.
Number Format

Phone numbers in Cameroon are 9 digits. All GSM numbers (MTN, Orange, Nexttel) are preceded by the number 6. For example, (237) 99246025 becomes (237) 699246025.

All SMS-MT sent to the operators Orange and MTN must contain recipient numbers of 12 digits starting with 2376. All SMS-MT sent containing destination numbers of 11 digits are rejected and cannot be sent to operators.

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

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

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

 

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