10DLC Registration Checklist
Brand and campaign registration, step by step, with a printable record of what was filed.
Consent on record for every text and call
Free tools and plain guides for small businesses that text and call customers: the opt-in wording, STOP and HELP replies, quiet hours by time zone, 10DLC registration and the records that prove each consent.
Consent log
- 08:0208:02:11(415) 555-0143JOIN
- 08:0208:02:14(415) 555-0143START
Example entries
Free tools
Each one does a single job, runs in your browser and ends in a record you can copy or print.
SMS Privacy Policy & Terms Generator
Builds the SMS privacy clause and terms block that 10DLC campaign vetting looks for.
Quiet Hours Checker
Checks a sending time against the federal window and stricter state windows.
TCPA Compliance Checklist
Consent, sending, records and registration in one checklist that rolls up to a printable record.
SMS Consent Form Template
Builds a text sign-up consent form for the web or the counter, every clause sourced.
TCPA Consent Form Builder
Builds prior express written consent wording for marketing calls and texts, with a missing-element check.
SMS Opt-In Language Builder
Writes the keyword call to action, opt-in confirmation, HELP and STOP replies, with segment counts.
Call Recording Consent by State
Pick both states: whether one-party or all-party consent applies, and the announcement to use.
TCPA Penalty Estimator
Exposure from message and call counts at the statutory amount per violation.
10DLC Registration Cost Calculator
One-time, monthly and per-message 10DLC fees from five providers' published fee pages.
TCPA Training Quiz
Scenario questions for staff who text or call, with a printable completion record.
SMS Segment Counter
Counts characters and segments, and checks the opt-out line still fits.
How the work runs
Every texting or calling programme runs the same three steps, in this order.
01
Capture consent
Ask in words a customer can understand, and note when, where and how they said yes.
02
Send compliantly
Register the number, identify the business, keep to the recipient's hours and honour STOP promptly.
03
Keep the record
Hold the proof of every opt-in and opt-out so you can show it when a customer or a court asks.
Four parts of the job
Every texting or calling programme comes down to the same four pieces of work.
Texting
Opt-in wording, keyword replies and the rules for marketing and service texts to customers.
3 tools, 3 guides, 10 comparisons
Calling
Consent, calling hours and Do Not Call lists for businesses that phone their customers.
1 tool, 7 guides, 8 comparisons
Records
Keeping proof of each consent and opt-out: what to log, for how long and how to export it.
5 tools, 2 guides, 3 comparisons
Registration
Registering a business brand and its texting campaigns for 10DLC before messages go out.
3 tools, 4 guides, 3 comparisons
Recent guides
One question at a time, answered from the rule itself, with the date it was read.
SMS Opt-Out Keywords (STOP, HELP)
The FCC's seven stop words, STOP, HELP and START, and which words 14 texting tools catch by themselves.
Do Not Call Rules for Business
National registry access and the internal do-not-call list every telemarketer must keep.
What Is an Autodialer (ATDS)
The autodialer definition after Facebook v. Duguid and what still needs consent.
TCPA Exemptions
What the TCPA exempts, and what an established business relationship does and does not cover.
CTIA Messaging Guidelines
The carrier rulebook behind 10DLC vetting, and how it differs from the TCPA.
Mini-TCPA State Laws
Nine state laws that go further than the TCPA: hours, consent, call caps, damages, registration.
Keep the log current.
The rules move: FCC orders take effect in stages, carriers change their terms, states pass their own laws. Seen a page fall behind, or need a rule explained? Write to the editors.