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 When you have the chance to chat with the co-founder of a VC supercharger about two of your favorite topics, SMS and funding, you do it. Tom Sheahan, our…

While the FCC has had long standing rulings about robocalling, they’ve finally stepped up to enforce rules about robotexting. Making the carriers responsible for blocking texts sent from invalid, unallocated,…

Business SMS billing and compliance is complicated, an MSP can help. With recent SMS application-to-person (A2P) rules and regulations giving companies whiplash by adding fees, removing fees, changing fees…and dates,…

Short message service (SMS)—or text messaging—is one of the fastest-growing forms of communication for businesses globally. Because many customers prefer using text messages over other platforms, companies everywhere are centering…

When someone logs into your company's system, whether it's an online banking platform, employee resource center or electronic health records, you want to ensure they are who they claim to…

As the U.S. continues to update regulations for A2P (application to person) SMS sends, other countries are experiencing the ripple effect.  Are your messages getting blocked? Here's why. Yes, companies…

With 97% of Americans owning a cellphone, text messaging is more popular than ever. As more and more businesses find texting to be an inexpensive way to communicate efficiently and…

What is 10dlc registration? In short: The 10dlc (10-digit long code) registration process is a way to supply the carriers with the information they need to provide your business fast…

As of March 31, 2023, most DCAs (direct connect aggregators) participating in the 10dlc registration process will not support any A2P messages from unregistered long-codes. Along with this new deadline,…

Group texts and bulk text, we’ve all experienced both, but may not know how very different they are.  Group texts are obvious, they contain two or more names or numbers…

So, what's the problem? Due to 10dlc, when your customers send SMS, it's costing you money that you're likely not recouping. This is a business problem that effects your bottom…

Spam SMS are often sent as bulk SMS, but they aren't one and the same.  How is that, you ask? Spam SMS = SMS violating any of our current and…

Red Oxygen has enforced anti-spam regulations since our inception, over 20 years ago. We like to think we made the initiative cool but there’s no written proof, so formal credit…

Short message service (SMS) marketing involves sending promotional campaigns or transactional messages for marketing purposes through text messages. These messages often communicate time-sensitive offers, updates and alerts to people who…

With a heavy Gen Z demographic, colleges and universities need tech-first strategies for staying in touch with their students. And, unlike K-12 schools, higher education facilities are often spread out,…

Office’s Outlook, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365’s Outlook...it makes us dizzy, but keeps our support chat line busy. “I use Outlook, what Red Oxygen software should I be using?” “Do you use…

Maybe we jumped the gun and signed up for trade shows too soon...we thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel…until we didn't. All of the U.S.…

We did it.  We packed up our hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes, computers and monitors, mini trash can basketball hoop and coffee maker. And we gave our employees a scheduled…

What is 10dlc? 10dlc is shorthand for 10-digit long code. These numbers are formatted like a standard U.S. phone number with area code, but can support higher volumes of text…