Netherlands SMS Features and Restrictions Netherlands SMS Features and Restrictions

Netherlands SMS Features and Restrictions

Hussein Alakhrass

Country Summary

Country Name Netherlands
ISO NL
Country Code 31
Region Europe
MCC (Mobile country code) 204

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Alpha senders are generally supported.

Numeric Sender ID

Numeric sender IDs are supported, LVNs may also be offered by Vonage's 2-way service.

Generic Sender ID Generic sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are prohibited. Please use a representative brand or business name to ensure delivery.

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Virtual Numbers

The ACM (Consumer and Markets Regulator) has decided that 06xxx numbers in the Netherlands must be attached to a mobile device. They do not consider tablets to be mobile devices. They expect A2P type of use cases to be using the 097xx number range, which was created for M2M.

Vonage has offered 06 numbers previously, however, there is a risk that the service could be discontinued for those with numbers that are not attached to Mobile devices. There is also a risk that the regulator will ask our carriers to stop offering the service for both voice and SMS.

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

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

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

Banking traffic might be restricted for certain protected brands, please contact your account manager or support for more information.

Vonage will not be delivering traffic towards the networks 20424, 20428, 20462 and 20468, please contact your account manager for further details.

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