Democratic Republic of the Congo

The key details for mobile messaging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are below. We have full one-way reach to all mobile operators in this region. For a datasheet that contains more information, such as best practices and the proportion of subscribers on each mobile operator, please contact us.

See help for an explanation of each field.

Region

Middle Africa

Dialing Code

243

1-way

Yes

2-way

No

2-way Setup Time

-

Primary Character Encoding

GSM

Max Characters for Single-part message

160

Multi-part messages

Yes

Delivery Receipts

Yes

Mobile Number Portability

No

Alphanumeric Originator maintained on 1-way

Yes

Alphanumeric Originator Registration required

No

Short Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

Local Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

International Long Code maintained on 1-way

Yes

* Notes

We recommend setting local long code as the messaging originator. Airtel have previously blocked short codes and international numbers.

Guidance / Restrictions

No spam, political, religious or adult content. Opt in required for marketing messages