Communications API Pricing
10DLC and Toll-Free SMS/MMS Carrier Fees
FreeClimb passes through 10DLC and Toll-Free SMS/MMS carrier fees with no additional markup. Last updated June 1, 2025.
Registered 10DLC (Long Code) SMS/MMS Carrier Fees
Long Code (10DLC) SMS/MMS inbound and outbound fees are based on your end-user's carrier. All Programmable SMS/MMS traffic and related carrier fees are charged per message segment. Learn more about character limits and SMS segments.
Carrier Network
SMS Inbound
SMS Outbound
AT&T (Cricket, Cingular)
$0.003
$0.003
T-Mobile (Sprint, Metro PCS)
$0.003
$0.003
US Cellular
N/A
$0.005
Verizon Wireless
N/A
$0.0040
All other carriers
N/A
$0.0064
Carrier Network
MMS Inbound
MMS Outbound
AT&T (Cricket, Cingular)
$0.0075
$0.0075
T-Mobile (Sprint, Metro PCS)
$0.01
$0.01
US Cellular
N/A
$0.01
Verizon Wireless
N/A
$0.0065
All other carriers
N/A
$0.015
Registered Toll-Free SMS/MMS Carrier Fees
Toll-Free SMS/MMS inbound and outbound fees are based on your end-user's carrier. All Programmable SMS/MMS traffic and related carrier fees are charged per message segment. Learn more about character limits and SMS segments.
Carrier Network
SMS Inbound
SMS Outbound
AT&T (Cricket, Cingular)
$0.003
$0.003
T-Mobile (Sprint, Metro PCS)
$0.03
$0.003
US Cellular
$0.0025
$0.0025
Verizon Wireless
N/A
$0.004
All other carriers
N/A
$0.0035
Carrier Network
MMS Inbound
MMS Outbound
AT&T (Cricket, Cingular)
N/A
$0.0075
T-Mobile (Sprint, Metro PCS)
$0.01
$0.01
US Cellular
$0.005
$0.005
Verizon Wireless
N/A
$0.005
All other carriers
N/A
$0.01
10DLC Campaign Registration Fees
10DLC Campaign Type
Initial Cost
Ongoing Cost (monthly)
Low Volume UCaaS
$1.50
$1.50
Charity
$3.00
$3.00
Emergency
$5.00
$5.00
Agents & Franchises
$30.00
$30.00
All Other Campaigns
$10.00
$10.00
Other 10DLC Fees
Service/Fee
Cost
Brand Registration
$4.00
Brand Vetting - Standard
$40.00
Brand Vetting - Enhanced
$95.00
DCA Campaign Registry Review (new and previously rejected campaigns)
FreeClimb’s upstream Direct Connect Aggregator (DCA) requires a review of all 10DLC campaigns. We recommend budgeting time into your campaign registration timeline to accommodate this review. Paid professional services may apply if a carrier is required for additional campaign vetting.
FreeClimb’s upstream Direct Connect Aggregator (DCA) requires a review of all 10DLC campaigns. We recommend budgeting time into your campaign registration timeline to accommodate this review. Paid professional services may apply if a carrier is required for additional campaign vetting.
$15.00
T-Mobile Number Pool Configuration Fee
Apples to number pools (more than 49 numbers per 10DLC campaign) provisioned during the campaign implementation process. Up to 10 Campaign IDs can be submitted together for a maximum total T-Mobile charge of $20,000.
Apples to number pools (more than 49 numbers per 10DLC campaign) provisioned during the campaign implementation process. Up to 10 Campaign IDs can be submitted together for a maximum total T-Mobile charge of $20,000.
$2,000.00
T-Mobile Inactive Campaign Non-Use Fee
T-Mobile requires deactivation of all 10DLC campaigns and associated long codes that do not support active message traffic during a rolling sixy (60)-day period. At least one long code must be associated with each campaign and support active message traffic during that period. Campaigns without at least one associated long code and no active message traffic since December 1st, 2022 will be eligible for this fee and on a rolling basis thereafter.
T-Mobile requires deactivation of all 10DLC campaigns and associated long codes that do not support active message traffic during a rolling sixy (60)-day period. At least one long code must be associated with each campaign and support active message traffic during that period. Campaigns without at least one associated long code and no active message traffic since December 1st, 2022 will be eligible for this fee and on a rolling basis thereafter.
$250.00