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Germany SMS Guidelines

Country	Germany
ISO Code	DE
Region	Europe
International Country Code	+49
Mobile Country Code	262
(Major) Mobile Operators – operators with over 1% market share	O2 Germany Telekom Germany Vodafone Germany

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)	Yes
1 Way Services (MT)	Yes
2 Way Services
by short code (MO/MT)	Yes
by shared short code (MO/MT)	No
by long number (MO/MT)	No
Delivery Reports	Yes
Concatenated SMS	Yes
GSM Standard Encoding	Yes
GSM Extended Encoding	Yes
Unicode Encoding	Yes
Sender ID
Alphanumeric Sender IDs?	Yes
Sender ID Registration required?	No
Specific Sender ID comments	N/A

Differentiation between Marketing vs Transactional traffic?	Yes Opt-in is required prior to the sending of marketing SMS. A valid method of opt-out must be provided for the end subscriber to request to stop receiving such messages.
Opt-in/Opt-out via SMS mandatory?	Yes
Regulatory Information	Gambling, adult & betting content is not allowed. Note: It is the customer’s responsibility to comply with all the rules and regulations as stated in the Code of Conduct and as specified by the operators themselves. Please refer to the material published by the relevant regulatory bodies.
Regulators	Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA) BITKOM Federal Statistical Office (DESTATIS)
Further Reference	We currently do not have additional information to show for this country. While information is updated continuously, please contact your Sinch Account Manager for the latest country status and any specific needs.

Germany SMS Country Guidelines