{"id":101425,"date":"2026-04-27T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=101425"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:14:24","slug":"restrictions-for-sending-sms-to-france","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.viafirma.com\/en\/faqs\/restrictions-for-sending-sms-to-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions for sending SMS to France"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main applicable changes<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Prohibition of generic terms<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sender cannot be a generic term, such as \u201calert\u201d, \u201cappointment\u201d or \u201cstore\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Strict character restrictions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sender ID must contain only Latin alphanumeric characters:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Allowed: Letters (A\u2013Z \/ a\u2013z) without accents and digits (0\u20139).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Not allowed: Spaces, accents, punctuation marks, special characters and non-Latin alphabets.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Reminder of current regulations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Non-numeric:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The sender cannot consist solely of numbers or simulate a telephone number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Clear identification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Sender ID must immediately and clearly identify the brand or advertiser.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Blocking risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 1 March, any Sender ID that does not comply with this regulation may be blocked or automatically replaced by French operators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" 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