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Pricing

Kenya

Shared USSD Code

USSD Code Set Up Monthly Maintenance
*483*X# or *789*X# Free KES 40,000
*483*XX# or *789*XX# Free KES 30,000
*483*XXX# or *789*XXX# Free KES 20,000
483*XXXX# or *789*XXXX# and more Free KES 10,000

Pre-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the end user)

A shared USSD code will be raised on Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom.  

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users’ airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below. A compulsory deposit of KES 5,000 is required for the session cost

Network Telco Charge to the End User Africa’s Talking Infrastructure Fee
Safaricom KES 1 KES 0.25
Airtel KES 3 KES 0.25
Telkom KES 1 KES 0.25

Dedicated USSD Code

Telco Test Bed Set Up Cost Deposit(One Off) Monthy Maintenance (*XXX#) Monthy Maintenance (*XXX*X#) And More
Safaricom KES 17,400 KES 145,000 KES 70,000 KES 58,000
Airtel KES 116,000 KES 46,400
Telkom KES 17,400 KES 58,000 KES 28,500 KES 40,600
Equitel KES 15,000 KES 60,000 KES 58,000

Post-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the code owner)

A compulsory deposit of KES 10,000 is required for the session cost

Network Basic Plan
KES 0 - 19,999		 Plus Plan
KES 20,000 - 99,999		 Premium Plan
KES 100,000 - 399,999		 Max Plan
KES 400,000+
Safaricom KES 1.5 KES 1.5 KES 1.25 KES 1.25

Pre-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the end user)

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users’ airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below. A compulsory deposit of KES 10,000 is required for the session cost

Network Telco Charge to the End User Africa’s Talking Infrastructure fee
Safaricom KES 1 KES 0.25
Airtel KES 3 KES 0.25
Telkom KES 1 KES 0.25
Equitel KES 1 KES 0.25

Shared USSD Code

Type Cost
Set Up Cost Free
Monthly Maintenance (Postpaid) UGX 500,000
Monthly Maintenance (Prepaid) UGX 700,000

Post-Paid costs (Cost is covered by the code owner)

A compulsory deposit of UGX 250,000 is required for the session cost

Network Cost
MTN
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 45
Airtel
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 45

* MTN is time-based E.g 60 seconds spent on a session will incur 3x the cost.
* Airtel is time-based E.g 60 seconds spent on a session will incur 3x the costs.

Prepaid session costs (Cost is covered by the end user)
Network Telco charge to the end user Africa’s Talking Infrastructure Fee
MTN UGX 35
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 10
(Charges are per 180 seconds of a session)
Airtel UGX 35
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 10
(Charges are per 180 seconds of a session)
**A compulsory deposit of UGX 250,000 is required for session costs


Dedicated USSD Code

Application

Service Cost Paid to
Code application fee USD 250 + 18% VAT UCC
Initial Entry fee USD 1,000 + 18% VAT UCC
Code annual fee USD 10,000 + 18% VAT UCC
Code connectivity to networks (per Telco) UGX 450,000 Telcos
Setup fee UGX 1,100,000 Africa's Talking
Monthly maintenance fee UGX 500,000 Africa's Talking

Post-Paid costs (Cost is covered by the code owner)

A compulsory deposit of UGX 250,000 is required for the session cost

* MTN is time-based
E.g 60 seconds spent on a session will incur 3x the cost.
* Airtel is time-based
E.g 60 seconds spent on a session will incur 3x the costs. **A compulsory deposit of UGX 250,000 is required for session costs
Network Cost
MTN (Charges are per 20 seconds of a session) UGX 45
Airtel (Charges are per 20 seconds of a session) UGX 45
Prepaid session costs (Cost is covered by the end user)
Network Telco charge to the end user Africa’s Talking Infrastructure Fee
MTN UGX 35
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 10
(Charges are per 180 seconds of a session)
Airtel UGX 35
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 UGX 10
(Charges are per 180 seconds of a session)
**A compulsory deposit of UGX 250,000 is required for session costs

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on Airtel, Tigo and Vodacom. The setup is FREE and the overall monthly maintenance fee is $110


A compulsory deposit of TZS 150,000 is required for the session cost

Telco Basic Plan
(TZS 0 - 499,999)		 Plus Plan
(TZS 500,000 - 2,499,999)		 Premium Plan
(TZS 2,500,000 - 9,999,999)		 Max Plan
(TZS 10,000,000 +)
Vodacom
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session) 		TZS 75 TZS 70 TZS 67 TZS 65
Tigo TZS 40 TZS 35 TZS 30 TZS 20
Airtel TZS 45 TZS 40 TZS 35 TZS 30

Dedicated USSD Code

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on Airtel, Tigo and Vodacom and attract an overall monthly maintenance fee of $150


A compulsory deposit of TZS 150,000 is required for the session cost


Application

Service Cost Paid to
USSD code Acquisition USD 2,000 TCRA
USSD Licence Renewal USD 2,500 TCRA
Application Fee USD 50 TCRA
Administration Fee TZS 1,600,000 Africa's Talking
Monthly Maintenance Fee USD 150 Africa's Talking

Intergration

Intergration

Mobile Operator Annual Fee Set up
Airtel USD 700 USD 200
Tigo Free USD 50
Vodacom Free USD 50

Price per session

A compulsory deposit of TZS 150000 is required for the session cost

Telco Basic Plan
(TZS 0 - 499,999)		 Plus Plan
(TZS 500,000 - 2,499,999)		 Premium Plan
(TZS 2,500,000 - 9,999,999)		 Max Plan
(TZS 10,000,000 +)
Vodacom

(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)

 TZS 75 TZS 70 TZS 67 TZS 65
Tigo TZS 40 TZS 35 TZS 30 TZS 20
Airtel TZS 45 TZS 40 TZS 35 TZS 30

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on MTN & Airtel.


A compulsory deposit of RWF 90,600 is required for the session cost

Service Cost
One off setup fee RWF 86,500
Monthly maintenance fee RWF 26,000
Session cost RWF 13 per Telco

Dedicated USSD Code

A compulsory deposit of RWF 90,600 is required for the session cost


Application

Service Cost
RURA Application Fee RWF 25,000
RURA USSD fee (Paid annually) RWF 1,300,000

Services

Telco Set up fee(One off) Monthly maintenance fee Session Cost
MTN RWF 100,000 RWF 259,500 RWF 13
Airtel RWF 150,000 RWF 259,500 RWF 13

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9 Mobile.

Type Cost
Set Up Cost Free
Monthly Maintenance NGN 53,750

Post Paid (Owner of the code pays for the session costs)

Telco Basic Plan
NGN 0 - 99,999		 Plus Plan
NGN 100,000 - 499,999		 Premium Plan
NGN 500,000 - 999,999		 Max Plan
NGN 1,000,000+
MTN
(Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 7.5 NGN 7.0 NGN 6.8 NGN 6.5

E.g 40 seconds spent on a session will incur 2x the cost.

Pre Paid (End user pays for the cost of the session)

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users’ airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below.

Telco Telco charge to end user Basic Plan
NGN 0 - 99,999		 Plus Plan
NGN 100,000 - 499,999		 Premium Plan
NGN 500,000 - 999,999		 Max Plan
NGN 1,000,000+
Airtel
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 4.89 NGN 2.00 NGN 1.50 NGN 1.20 NGN 0.90
Glo
(Charges per 120 seconds of a session)		 NGN 10 NGN 2.00 NGN 1.50 NGN 1.20 NGN 0.90
9 Mobile
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 4.50 NGN 2.00 NGN 1.50 NGN 1.20 NGN 0.90

Dedicated USSD Code

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on MTN, Airtel and 9 Mobile and attract an overall monthly maintenance fee of NGN 70000 + 7.5% VAT

Service Cost Paid to
USSD Application NGN 11,500 NCC
USSD Code Acquisition NGN 100,000 + 7.5% VAT Africa's Talking
Integration NGN 100,000 + 7.5% VAT Africa's Talking
Connection to MTN (All Sectors) NGN 500,000 + 7.5% VAT Africa's Talking
Connection to 9 Mobile (Financial Institutions) NGN 770,000 9 Mobile
Redeemable session cost NGN 225,000 + 7.5% VAT Africa's Talking
Monthly Maintenance NGN 70,000 + 7.5% VAT Africa's Talking

Post Paid (Owner of the code pays for the session costs)

Price per session

Telco Telco Charge to Code Owner AT Infrastructure fee
MTN
(Charges per 120 seconds of a session)		 NGN 6.98 (Banks/MFBs) NGN 2.0
MTN
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 2.25 NGN 2.0
Airtel
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 6.98(Banks/MFBs) NGN 2.0

Airtel Session Charges for Non-MFBs (Charges are per 20 seconds of a session)

Session Band: Transaction Counts/20 seconds Telco Charge to Code Owner per 20 seconds AT Infrastructure fee
100,000 - 10,000,000 NGN 4.0 NGN 2.0
10,000,000 - 19,999,999 NGN 3.5 NGN 2.0
20,000,000 - 39,999,999 NGN 3.0 NGN 2.0
40,000,000+ NGN 2.5 NGN 2.0

9 Mobile Postpaid session charges

Session Band: Transaction Counts/20 seconds Telco Charge to Code Owner per 20 seconds AT Infrastructure fee
100,000 NGN 4.10 NGN 2.0
250,000 NGN 3.89 NGN 2.0
500,000 NGN 3.69 NGN 2.0
1,000,000 NGN 3.48 NGN 2.0
2,500,000 NGN 3.28 NGN 2.0
5,000,000 NGN 3.07 NGN 2.0
10,000,000 NGN 2.87 NGN 2.0
20,000,000+ NGN 2.56 NGN 2.0

Pre Paid (End user pays for the cost of the session)

Price per session

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users' airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below.

Telco Telco Charge to end user AT Infrastructure fee
Airtel
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 4.89 NGN 2.0
9 Mobile
(Charges per 20 seconds of a session)		 NGN 4.50 NGN 2.0

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on Airtel

Type Cost
Set Up Cost Free
Monthly Maintenance MWK 25,000

Dedicated USSD Code

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on TNM and Airtel


A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Application

Service Cost Paid to
USSD code acquisition Free MACRA
Setup Fee MWK 400,000 AfricasTalking

Services

Telco Monthly Maintenance Fee Session Cost
Airtel MWK 280,000 MWK 25
TNM MWK 250,000 MWK 25

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on Airtel, MTN and Zamtel


A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Telco Set Up (One-off) Monthly Maintenance Fee
Airtel, MTN & Zamtel ZMW 1,000 ZMW 6,000

Postpaid costs per session (Owner of the code is charged for the session)

Basic Plan
(ZMW 0 - 2,499)		 Plus Plan
(ZMW 2,500 - 12,499)		 Premium Plan
(ZMW 12,500 - 49,999)		 Max Plan
(ZMW 50,000+)
ZMW 0.10 ZMW 0.08 ZMW 0.07 ZMW 0.06

Dedicated USSD Code

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on Airtel, MTN and Zamtel


A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Application

Service Cost Paid to
USSD code acquisition ZMW 42,000 ZICTA
USSD licence renewal ZMW 30,000 ZICTA

Services

Telco Integration Cost Monthly Maintenance Fee
Airtel ZMW 5,000 ZMW 10,000
MTN ZMW 5,000 ZMW 10,000
Zamtel ZMW 5,000 ZMW 15,000

Postpaid costs per session (Owner of the code is charged for the session)

Basic Plan
(ZMW 0 - 2,499)		 Plus Plan
(ZMW 2,500 - 12,499)		 Premium Plan
(ZMW 12,500 - 49,999)		 Max Plan
(ZMW 50,000+)
ZMW 0.10 ZMW 0.08 ZMW 0.07 ZMW 0.06

Shared USSD Code

A shared USSD code will be raised on MTN, Vodacom, CellC and Telkom.


A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Type Cost
Set Up Cost Free
Monthly Maintenance Fee ZAR 1,000

Post-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the code owner)

Network Cost
All Telcos ZAR 0.50 (per 20 seconds)

Pre-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the end user)

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users’ airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below.

Network Cost
All Telcos ZAR 0.25 (per 20 seconds)

Dedicated USSD Code

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on MTN, Vodacom, CellC and Telkom.


A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Type Cost
Set Up Cost ZAR 4,200
Monthly Maintenance Fee ZAR 3,500

Post-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the code owner)

Network Cost
Vodacom, MTN, Telkom and CellC ZAR 0.50 (per 20 seconds)

Pre-Paid costs per session (Cost is covered by the end user)

The telco deducts the cost of the session directly from the end users’ airtime. We charge an amount per session as well as indicated in the table below.

Network Cost
Vodacom, MTN, Telkom and CellC ZAR 0.25 (per 20 seconds)

Shared USSD

A shared USSD code will be raised on MTN, Airtel Tigo and Telecel. A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Type Cost
Free USSD Set Up Fee
GHC 900 Monthly Maintenance Fee
GHC 0.03 Postpaid Session Cost

Dedicated USSD

A dedicated USSD code will be raised on MTN, Airtel Tigo and Telecel. A compulsory deposit of $100 is required for the session cost

Type Cost
GHS 2,100 Annual Regulator Fee (3 Digit Code)
GHS 500 Annual Regulator Fee (4 Digit Code)
GHS 3,500 MTN Set up Fee (One off)
GHS 3,500 Airtel Tigo Set up Fee (One off)
GHS 4,500 Telecel Set up Fee (One off)
GHS 3,500 Monthly maintenance fee (MTN)
GHS 3,500 Monthly maintenance fee (Airtel Tigo)
GHS 4,000 Monthly maintenance fee (Vodafone)
GHS 0.03 Postpaid session cost

Pricing

Kenya

Phone Numbers

Type Deposit Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Regular (Safaricom and Airtel) 0 KES 5,000 + 16% VAT KES 2,000 + 16% VAT
Toll Free (800 series) (Safaricom only) KES 50,000 KES 20,000 + 16% VAT KES 15,000 + 16% VAT
Premium Rated (Safaricom only) 0 KES 20,000 + 16% VAT KES 15,000 + 16% VAT

Local Charges

Type Cost per minute
Regular Incoming KES 0.00
Regular Outgoing KES 2.50
SIP Incoming KES 0.25
SIP Outgoing KES 0.25
SIP Trunk KES 0.50
Toll Free Incoming KES 2.50
Call Conference KES 0.50

Text to Speech Charges

Type Cost per character
Google TTS Standard KES 0.0005
Google TTS Wavenet KES 0.002

Calls per second (CPS) Pricing

Calls per second Monthly cost
1 KES 0
2 KES 3,000 + 16% VAT
3 KES 6,000 + 16% VAT
4 KES 9,000 + 16% VAT
5 KES 12,000 + 16% VAT

International Charges

Cost per minute
-- Please select a country from the list --

Phone Numbers

Type Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Regular (32,31,200 series) UGX 200,000 UGX 40,000
Toll Free (800 series) UGX 200,000 Ugx 40,000

Local Charges

Type Cost per minute
Regular Incoming UGX 45
Regular Outgoing UGX 290
Toll Free Incoming from MTN UGX 180
Toll Free Incoming from other networks UGX 270
Call Conference UGX 10
SIP Incoming UGX 35
SIP Outgoing UGX 35
SIP Trunk UGX 45

Text to Speech Charges

Type Cost per character
Google TTS Standard UGX 0.020
Google TTS Wavenet UGX 0.066

Phone Numbers

Type Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Regular Free NGN 5,000 + 7.5% VAT

Local Charges

Type Cost per minute
Regular Incoming NGN 3.00
Regular Outgoing NGN 15.00
SIP Incoming NGN 3.00
SIP Outgoing NGN 3.00
SIP Trunk NGN 3.00
Call Conference NGN 1.00

Text to Speech Charges

Type Cost per character
Google TTS Standard NGN 0.002
Google TTS Wavenet NGN 0.008

Calls per second (CPS) Pricing

Calls per second Monthly cost
5 NGN 25,000 + 7.5% VAT
10 NGN 50,000 + 7.5% VAT

International Charges

Type Cost per minute
Regular Outgoing To: USA, China, India, Thailand, Greece, Poland, UK NGN 15.00
Regular Outgoing To: Australia, Indonesia, New Zealandng NGN 22.00
Regular Outgoing To: UAE NGN 30.00
Regular Outgoing to: Kenya NGN 50.00
Regular Outgoing To: Ghana NGN 65.00
SIP Outgoing NGN 3.00
Regular Incoming NGN 3.00
SIP Incoming NGN 3.00

Phone Numbers

Type Deposit Set Up(one-off) Monthly Maintenance
Airtel 0 TZS 100,000 +18%VAT TZS 35,000 + 18% VAT

Local Charges

Type Cost per minute
Regular Incoming TZS 17
Regular Outgoing TZS 60
SIP Incoming TZS 4.30
SIP Outgoing TZS 4.30
SIP Trunk TZS 8.61
Call Conference TZS 8.61

Text to Speech Charges

Type Cost per character
Google TTS Standard TZS 0.0086
Google TTS Wavenet TZS 0.034

Pricing

Kenya
Telco Basic Plan
KES 0 - 19,999		 Plus Plan
KES 20,000 - 99,999		 Premium Plan
KES 100,000 - 399,999		 Max Plan
KES 400,000+
All Telcos 4% 4% 5% 6%
Telco Basic Plan
UGX 0 - 2,999,999		 Plus Plan
UGX 3,000,000 - 14,999,999		 Premium Plan
UGX 15,000,000 - 29,999,999		 Max Plan
UGX 30,000,000+
Lyca Mobile 3% 3% 3% 3%
Airtel 3% 3% 3% 3%
MTN 3% 3% 3% 3%
Telco Basic Plan
NGN 0 - 99,999		 Plus Plan
NGN 100,000 - 499,999		 Premium Plan
NGN 500,000 - 999,999		 Max Plan
NGN 1,000,000+
Airtel 0.5% 1% 1.5% 2.5%
Glo 3% 4% 4.5% 4.5%
MTN 0.25% 0.5% 1% 1.5%
9Mobile 2% 2% 2% 2%
Telco Basic Plan
TZS 0 - 499,999		 Plus Plan
TZS 500,000 - 2,499,999		 Max Plans
TZS 2,500,000+
Tigo 2% 2% 2%
Vodacom 2% 2% 2%
Airtel 2% 2% 2%
Zantel 2% 2% 2%
Viettel 2% 2% 2%
TTCL 2% 2% 2%
Telco Basic Plan
ETB 0 -35,999		 Plus Plan
ETB 36,000 -70,999		 Premium Plan
ETB 71,000 - 106,999		 Max Plan
ETB 150,000+
Ethiotel 2% 2% 2% 2%
Telco Basic Plan
MWK 0 - 249,999		 Plus Plan
MWK 250,000 - 1,199,999		 Premium Plan
MWK 1,200,000 - 4,699,999		 Max Plan
MWK 4,700,000+
All Telcos 1% 1% 1% 1%
Telco Basic Plan
ZMW 0 - 3,499		 Plus Plan
ZMW 3,500 - 16,999		 Premium Plan
ZMW 17,000 - 67,999		 Max Plan
ZMW 68,000+
Airtel 1% 1% 1% 1%
Zamtel 1% 1% 1% 1%
MTN 1% 1% 1% 1%
Telco Basic Plan
USD 0 - 200		 Plus Plan
USD 201 - 950		 Premium Plan
USD 951 - 3,500		 Max Plan
USD 3,501+
Econet 0.5% 0.8% 1% 1.2%
Telco Basic Plan
RWF 0 - 199,999		 Plus Plan
RWF 200,000 - 899,999		 Premium Plan
RWF 900,000 - 3,999,999		 Max Plan
RWF 4,000,000+
MTN 0.5% 1% 1.25% 1.5%
Telco Basic Plan
ZAR 0 - 3,999		 Plus Plan
ZAR 4,000 - 15,999		 Premium Plan
ZAR 16,000 - 65,999		 Max Plan
ZAR 66,000 +
Cell C 0.5% 1% 1.25% 1.5%
MTN 0.5% 0.8% 1% 1.2%
Telkom 0.5% 1% 1.25% 1.5%
Vodacom 0.5% 1% 1.25% 1.5%
Telco Basic Plan
XOF 0 - 100,000		 Plus Plan
XOF 100,000 - 500,000		 Premium Plan
XOF 500,000 - 2,000,000		 Max Plan
XOF 2,000,000+
All Telcos 1% 1% 1% 1%
Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 100,000		 Plus Plan
CFA 100,000 - 500,000		 Premium Plan
CFA 500,000 - 2,000,000		 Max Plan
CFA 2,000,000+
All Telcos 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
Telco Basic Plan
FCFA 0 - 100,000		 Plus Plan
FCFA 100,000 - 500,000		 Premium Plan
FCFA 500,000 - 2,500,000		 Max Plan
FCFA 2,500,000+
All Telcos 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
Telco Basic Plan
GHS 0 - 1,089		 Plus Plan
GHS 1,090 - 5,999		 Premium Plan
GHS 5,450 - 20,999		 Max Plan
GHS 21,000+
All Telcos 0.5% 1% 1.5% 2%
Telco Basic Plan
MZN 0 - 499,999		 Plus Plan
MZN 500,000 - 2,499,999		 Max Plans
MZN 2,500,000+
All Telcos 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%

Pricing

Kenya

Telco Validity Bundle Package WhatsApp Cost in KES
Safaricom 30 days 100MB YES 15.00
Safaricom 30 days 250MB YES 50.00
Safaricom 30 days 500MB YES 80.00
Safaricom 30 days 1GB YES 150.00
Safaricom 30 days 5GB YES 550.00
Safaricom 30 days 10GB YES 1,000.00

Telco Validity Bundle Package Cost in UGX Discount
Lyca Mobile Daily 50 MB UGX 250 3%
Lyca Mobile Daily 100 MB + 50 Mins UGX 500 3%
Lyca Mobile Daily 250 MB + 100 Mins UGX 750 3%
Lyca Mobile Daily 400 MB + 300 Mins UGX 1,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Daily 1 GB + 1,000 Mins UGX 2,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Daily 5 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 5,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Weekly 2 GB + 100 Mins UGX 5,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Weekly 5 GB + 300 Mins UGX 10,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Weekly 10 GB + 500 Mins UGX 15,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Weekly 20 GB + 1,000 Mins UGX 20,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 1.5 GB + 300 Mins UGX 5,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 4 GB + 500 Mins UGX 10,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 10 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 15,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 20 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 20,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 25 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 30,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 50 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 50,000 3%
Lyca Mobile Monthly 100 GB + Unlimited Mins UGX 100,000 3%

Telco Validity Bundle Package Cost in UGX Discount
MTN Uganda Daily 70 MB UGX 500 3%
MTN Uganda Daily 165 MB UGX 1,000 3%
MTN Uganda Daily 500 MB UGX 2,000 3%
MTN Uganda Daily 1.5 GB UGX 5,000 3%
MTN Uganda Weekly 1.5 GB UGX 10,000 3%
MTN Uganda Weekly 5 GB UGX 20,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 1.5 GB UGX 5,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 3.2 GB UGX 10,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 7.5 GB UGX 20,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 22 GB UGX 50,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 48 GB UGX 100,000 3%
MTN Uganda Monthly 170 GB UGX 550,000 3%
Telco Validity Bundle Package Cost in NGN
Glo Mobile Bi-weekly 200 MB 50
Glo Mobile Bi-weekly 500 MB 125
Glo Mobile Monthly 500 MB 125
Glo Mobile Monthly 1 GB 250
Glo Mobile Monthly 2 GB 500
Glo Mobile Monthly 3 GB 750
Glo Mobile Monthly 5 GB 1250
Glo Mobile Monthly 10 GB 2500

Pricing

Kenya
Telco Validity Bundle Package WhatsApp Cost in KES
Safaricom Daily NO 5.00 10MB
Telco Validity Bundle Package Cost in UGX Discount
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 1.3 GB 5,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 4.5 GB 15,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 8 GB 25,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 17 GB 50,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 27 GB 75,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 40 GB 100,000 3%
MTN Uganda No Expiry / Freedom bundles 65 GB 150,000 3%

Pricing

Kenya

Dedicated Short Code

Telco Deposit Set Up Monthly Maintenance per Telco
Safaricom, Airtel, Equitel and Telkom KES 10,000 Free KES 15,000
*prices are 16% VAT exclusive Raising a Toll Free Short Code attracts an extra charge of KES 5,000 (VAT exclusive)

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
KES 5,000 + 16% VAT KES 2,000 + 16% VAT

Outgoing SMS costs (Toll-free codes)

Telco Basic Plan
KES 0 - 19,999		 Plus Plan
KES 20,000 - 99,999		 Premium Plan
KES 100,000 - 399,999		 Max Plan
KES 400,000+
Safaricom KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6 KES 0.4
Airtel Kenya (Local Traffic) KES 0.8 KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6
Other Kenyan Telcos KES 0.8 KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6

Incoming Messages

Telco Incoming Message Cost
MTN UGX 65.00
Airtel UGX 65.00

Dedicated Short Code

1. Paid to UCC

Shortcode Application Entry Fee Annual Fee
USD 295 USD 1,000 USD 2,360

2. Paid to Networks

Network Set Up Monthly Maintenance Fee
MTN UGX 450,000 UGX 250,000
Airtel UGX 450,000 UGX 250,000

3. Paid to Africa's Talking

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
UGX 1,000,000 Free

Toll Free Shortcode SMS Cost
Reverse Billing UGX 65

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Free UGX 200,000

Toll Free Shortcode SMS Cost
Reverse Billing UGX 65

Incoming Messages

Telco Basic Plan
TZS 0 - 499,999		 Plus Plan
TZS 500,000 - 2,499,999		 Max Plan
TZS 2,500,000+
Vodacom TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales
Airtel TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales
Zantel TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales
Halotel TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales
TTCL TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales
Tigo TZS 100 TZS 80 Contact Sales

Dedicated Short Code

Application

Item Cost Paid to
Short code $ 2000 TCRA
Application Fee $ 50 TCRA
Administration Fee TZS 1,600,000 Africa’s Talking

Yearly Recurring

Item Cost Paid to
Short code $ 3000 TCRA
Application Fee $ 50 TCRA
Maintainance Fee TZS 3,000,000 Airtel
Administration Fee TZS 1,600,000 Africa’s Talking
Please note: Integration fees do not apply for renewals as the shortcode is already integrated at this stage.

Integration (1st Year one off payment)

Mobile Operator Cost
Vodacom, Tigo Free
Airtel $ 2000

Toll Free Shortcode Cost
Reverse Billing TZS 150

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Item Cost
Set up TZS 198,500
Monthly Maintenance TZS 79,400

Toll Free Shortcode Cost
Reverse Billing TZS 150

Dedicated Shortcode

Service Cost
RURA Application Fee RWF 25000
RURA Shortcode fee See short code categories and their pricing
Africa’s Talking Set up fee RWF 173000 per Telco
Set up fee(One off) RWF 150000 per Telco
Monthly maintenance fee RWF 43300 per Telco

Shared Shortcode (Keyword)

Telco Set up fee Monthly maintenance
MTN Free RWF 13000
Airtel Free RWF 35000

Price Per SMS

Price Per SMS

Item MTN Tigo & Airtel
Incoming SMS RWF 7 RWF 5
Outgoing SMS See Bulk SMS Pricing See Bulk SMS Pricing

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Free NGN 10,000 + 7.5% VAT

Dedicated Short Code

Application Fee Set Up Monthly Maintenance
NGN 200,000 Free NGN 70,000
* A Compulsory deposit of NGN 510,000 is required to cater for MO and MT.

Cost of SMS

Type Cost
Incoming NGN 2.90
Outgoing NGN 2.90

1. Paid to ZICTA

Shortcode format Application Fee Annual Fee
4 Digit Code (Used for Two Way SMS only) ZMW 16,000 ZMW 24,000
3 Digit Code (Used for Two Way SMS and USSD) ZMW 16,000 ZMW 40,000

Dedicated Short Code

2. Paid to Africa's Talking

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
ZMW 700 ZMW 1,500

Shared Short Code

3. Paid to Africa's Talking

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
ZMW 700 ZMW 500

Price per SMS

Item Cost
Incoming SMS ZMW 0.4

Dedicated Short Code

Telco Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Airtel Malawi MWK 300,000 MWK 185,000
TNM MWK 300,000 MWK 185,000

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
Free MWK 31,250

Incoming SMS

Item Cost
SMS Cost MWK 15

Outgoing Messages

Telco Basic
ETB 0 - 5,300		 Plus
ETB 5,301 - 27,600		 Premium
ETB 27,601 - 111,000		 Max
ETB 111,000+
Ethio Telecom ETB 0.15 ETB 0.10 ETB 0.05 ETB 0.04
* Messages will be sent out using the Short Code

Incoming Messages

Telco Basic
ETB 0 - 5,300		 Plus
ETB 5,301 - 27,600		 Premium
ETB 27,601 - 111,000		 Max
ETB 111,000+
Ethio Telecom ETB 0.20 ETB 0.20 ETB 0.15 ETB 0.10

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fee Monthly Maintenance
ETB 1,440 ETB 1,000

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Category Set Up Fee Subscription Fee Monthly Maintenance Current Available Code
Bronze Free 1,440 ETB Free 8065 (Bulk) and 8165 (Premium)

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Telco Basic Plan
ETB 0 - 5,300		 Plus Plan
ETB 5,301 - 27,600		 Premium Plan
ETB 27,601 - 111,000		 Max Plan
ETB 111,000+
Ethio Telecom ETB 3.50 ETB 3.40 ETB 3.20 ETB 3.00
* Messages will be sent out using the Short Code

Incoming Messages

Telco Basic Plan
FCFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
FCFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium
Plan FCFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
FCFA 50,000+
MTN FCFA 100 FCFA 90 FCFA 80 FCFA 80
Orange FCFA 100 FCFA 90 FCFA 80 FCFA 80

Dedicated Short Code

Type Short Code Application Fee Regulatory Agency Application Fee ARTCI Annual Fee Annual Maintenace Fee
4-digit Code FCFA 600,000 FCFA 2,000,000 FCFA 2,000,000 FCFA 2,160,000
5-digit Code FCFA 600,000 FCFA 1,000,000 FCFA 1,000,000 FCFA 2,160,000

Shared Short Code (Keyword)

Set Up Monthly Maintenance
FCFA 0 FCFA 77,250

Item Cost
Incoming SMS ZAR 0.70
Outgoing SMS ZAR 0.24

Single Bind

Item Cost
Set Up ZAR 4,200
Monthly Maintenance ZAR 1,200

Dedicated Short Code (Toll Free)

Price Per SMS (Paid by the Business)

Item MTN AirtelTigo Vodafone
Incoming SMS GHS 0.053 GHS 0.053 GHS 0.053

Application Fees - NCA

Service Duration Cost
Application Fee One-off GHS 1,500
Annual 4-digit Short Code Fee Annual GHS 500
Annual 3-digit Short Code Fee Annual GHS 2100

Telco Costs

Telco Set Up Cost Monthly Maintenance
MTN GHS 4,000 GHS 4,000
AirtelTigo GHS 4,000 GHS 4,000
Vodafone GHS 4,000 GHS 4,000

Shared Short Code (Toll Free)

Price Per SMS (Paid by the Business)

Item MTN AirtelTigo Vodafone
Incoming SMS GHS 0.053 GHS 0.053 GHS 0.053

Application Fees - Africa’s Talking

Service Duration Cost
Application Fee One-off GHS 1,500

Telco Costs

Telco Set Up Cost Monthly Maintenance
MTN GHS 0 GHS 1,000
AirtelTigo GHS 0 GHS 1,000
Vodafone GHS 0 GHS 1,000

Shared Short Code (Standard Rated)

Price Per SMS (Paid by the End User)

Item MTN AirtelTigo Vodafone
Incoming SMS GHS 0.53 GHS 0.53 GHS 0.53

Shared Shortcode

Standard Rated

Setup Monthly Maintenance
GHS 3,000 GHS 1,000
GHC 1,800 GHC 250

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 550,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 1,100,000
Free (Telco) CFA 550,000
Expresso (Telco) CFA 550,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 550,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) CFA 42,000
Free (Telco) CFA 42,000
Expresso (Telco) CFA 42,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 20
MT SMS CFA 20

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 400,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 1,100,000
Airtel (Telco) CFA 700,000
Moov (Telco) CFA 400,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,100,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) CFA 75,000
Airtel (Telco) CFA 75,000
Moov (Telco) CFA 75,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 20
MT SMS CFA 20

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 400,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 700,000
Malitel (Telco) CFA 400,000
Telecel (Telco) CFA 400,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,100,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) CFA 42,000
Malitel (Telco) CFA 42,000
Telecel (Telco) CFA 42,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 28
MT SMS CFA 28

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 700,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 400,000
MTN (Telco) CFA 550,000
Cellcom (Telco) CFA 550,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 700,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) CFA 75,000
MTN (Telco) CFA 75,000
Cellcom (Telco) CFA 75,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 20
MT SMS CFA 20

Dedicated Short Code

Setup Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 400,000
MTN (Telco) CFA 400,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 400,000
Camtel (Telco) CFA 400,000
Nextel (Telco) CFA 400,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,100,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
MTN (Telco) CFA 42,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 42,000
Camtel (Telco) CFA 42,000
Nextel (Telco) CFA 42,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS - MTN CFA 40
MT SMS - MTN CFA 40
MO SMS - Other Telcos CFA 20
MT SMS - Other Telcos CFA 20

Setup Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,500,000
Econet (Telco) CFA 0
Lumitel (Telco) CFA 0
Smart (Telco) CFA 0

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,500,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Econet (Telco) CFA 159,000
Lumitel (Telco) CFA 117,000
Smart (Telco) CFA 117,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 10
MT SMS CFA 10

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 350,000
MTN (Telco) CFA 350,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,100,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
MTN (Telco) CFA 42,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 10
MT SMS CFA 10

Setup Fees

Entity Cost
ARCE(Regulator) CFA 503 ,000
Orange (Telco) CFA 800,000
Onatel (Telco) CFA 800,000
Telecel (Telco) CFA 800,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
ARCE (Regulator) CFA 550,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) CFA 85,000
Onatel (Telco) CFA 42,000
Telecel (Telco) CFA 42,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 23
MT SMS CFA 23

Dedicated Short Code

Set Up Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 700,000
Togocel (Telco) CFA 700,000

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator CFA 1,100,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Togocel (Telco) CFA 117,000
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS CFA 25
MT SMS CFA 25

Dedicated Short Code (Standard Rated)

Price Per SMS

Item MTC Telecom Namibia
Outgoing SMS NAD 0.25 NAD 0.25

Telco Costs

Telco Set Up Cost Monthly Maintenance
MTC NAD 4,500 NAD 2,300
Telcom Namibia NAD 4,500 NAD 2,300

Dedicated Short Code (Standard Rated)

Price Per SMS

Item Econet Vodacom
Outgoing SMS Loti 0.30 Loti 0.30

Telco Costs

Telco Set Up Cost Monthly Maintenance
Econet Loti 5,100 Loti 6,100
Vodacom Loti 5,100 Loti 6,100

Dedicated Short Code (Standard Rated)

Price Per SMS

Item Eswatini Mobile MTN
Outgoing SMS SZL 0.8 SZL 0.8

Telco Costs

Telco Set Up Cost Monthly Maintenance
Econet SZL 4,500 SZL 3,300
Vodacom SZL 4,500 SZL 3,300

Dedicated Short Code

Setup Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator EGP 0
Orange (Telco) EGP 0
Vodafone (Telco) EGP 0
Etisalat (Telco) EGP 0

Annual Fees

Entity Cost
Regulator EGP 20,000

Monthly Maintenance Fees

Entity Cost
Orange (Telco) EGP 1,400
Vodafone (Telco) EGP 1,400
Etisalat (Telco) EGP 1,400
We (Telco) EGP 1,400
*Minimum commitment of 1-year

MO and MT Cost

Entity Cost
MO SMS EGP 0
MT SMS EGP 0.2

Pricing

Kenya

Bulk sms

Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
CFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
CFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
CFA 50,000+
MTN CFA 17.80 CFA 19.06 CFA 18.90 CFA 18.60



COST PER SMS

Telco Basic Plan
Pula 0 - 2,200		 Plus Plan
Pula 2,201 - 11,000		 Premium Plan
Pula 11,001 - 40,000		 Max Plan
Pula 40,001+
beMobile 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15
MASCOM 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.15
Orange 0.45 0.40 0.35 0.30

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
USD 0 - 200		 Plus Plan
USD 201 - 950		 Premium Plan
USD 951 - 3000		 Max Plan
USD 3,001+
All Telcos USD 0.06 USD 0.06 USD 0.06 USD 0.06

Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
CFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
CFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
CFA 50,000+
All Telcos USD 0.04 USD 0.04 USD 0.04 USD 0.04

Telco Basic Plan
Lilangeni 0 - 3,200		 Plus Plan
Lilangeni 3,201 - 16,000		 Premium Plan
Lilangeni 16,001 - 60,000		 Max Plan
Lilangeni 60,001+
Swazi Mobile 0.26 0.25 0.23 0.21
MTN 0.26 0.25 0.23 0.21



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
CFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
CFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
CFA 50,000+
MTN FCFA 18 FCFA 17 FCFA 16 FCFA 15
Orange FCFA 12 FCFA 11 FCFA 10 FCFA 9

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a newmessage.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 charactersinstead of160 characters.Here’s moreinformation on character count.



Sender ID

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Telco Basic Plan
ETB 0 - 5,300		 Plus Plan
ETB 5,301 - 27,600		 Premium Plan
ETB 27,601 - 111,000		 Max Plan
ETB 111,000+
Ethio telecom ETB 9.50 ETB 9.50 ETB 9.50 ETB 9.50
*Please Note:
  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of 160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.
  • Messages will be sent out using a default Sender ID.

Telco Basic Plan
GHS 0 - 1,089		 Plus Plan
GHS 1,090 - 5,449		 Premium Plan
GHS 5,450 - 20,999		 Max Plan
GHS 21,000+
MTN GHS 0.053 GHS 0.045 GHS 0.038 GHS 0.030
Vodafone GHS 0.053 GHS 0.045 GHS 0.038 GHS 0.030
Airtel Tigo GHS 0.053 GHS 0.045 GHS 0.038 GHS 0.030
Glo GHS 0.053 GHS 0.045 GHS 0.038 GHS 0.030

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a newmessage.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 charactersinstead of160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

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Telco Basic Plan
KES 0 - 19,999		 Plus Plan
KES 20,000 - 99,999		 Premium Plan
KES 100,000 - 399,999		 Max Plan
KES 400,000+
Safaricom KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6 KES 0.4
Airtel Kenya (Local Traffic) KES 0.8 KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6
Airtel Kenya (International Traffic)* USD 0.056 USD 0.056 USD 0.056 USD 0.056
Other Kenyan Telcos KES 0.8 KES 0.8 KES 0.7 KES 0.6
*Please Note:
  • Airtel identifies traffic as international when your sender Id represents a brand thatterminates messages to more than one country. That means that if you are sending messages fromKenya to an Airtelsubscriber in any other country, then that message will be identified as international.
  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of 160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

Sender ID set up cost for all Mobile Service Providers

Telco Set Up
Bundled Safaricom & Airtel KES 14,100
Safaricom only KES 8,700
Airtel only KES 8,700
Telkom KES 4,500
Equitel KES 9,000

*prices are 16% VAT inclusive

Telco Basic Plan
Loti 0 - 3,200		 Plus Plan
Loti 3,201 - 16,000		 Premium Plan
Loti 16,001 - 60,000		 Max Plan
Loti 60,001+
Econet Loti 0.20 Loti 0.19 Loti 0.17 Loti 0.15
Vodacom Loti 0.20 Loti 0.19 Loti 0.17 Loti 0.15



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Telco Cost
Airtel Malawi (Local Traffic) MWK 15
Airtel Malawi (International Traffic)* USD 0.056
Other Malawi Telcos MWK 15

*Please Note:

  • Airtel identifies traffic as international when your sender Id represents a brand thatterminates messages to more than one country. That means that if you are sending messages fromMalawi to an Airtelsubscriber in any other country, then that message will be identified as international.
  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of 160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
CFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
CFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
CFA 50,000+
All Telcos CFA 19.10 CFA 18.80 CFA 18.60 CFA 17.80

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
Namibia Dollar 0 - 3,200		 Plus Plan
Namibia Dollar 3,201 - 16,000		 Premium Plan
Namibia Dollar 16,001 - 60,000		 Max Plan
Namibia Dollar 60,001+
Leo 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.30
MTC 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.30



Sender ID

SMS will go out with a Short Code as the Sender ID.

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
NGN 0 - 99,999		 Plus Plan
NGN 100,000 - 499,999		 Premium Plan
NGN 500,000 - 999,999		 Max Plan
NGN 1,000,000+
MTN Transactional Bind NGN 3.20 NGN 3.00 NGN 2.80 NGN 2.70
9mobile Transactional Bind NGN 4.40 NGN 4.30 NGN 4.30 NGN 4.20
Airtel Transactional Bind NGN 3.20 NGN 3.00 NGN 2.80 NGN 2.70
Glo Transactional Bind NGN 3.20 NGN 3.00 NGN 2.80 NGN 2.70
All other Telco's and Binds NGN 2.20 NGN 2.20 NGN 2.15 NGN 2.15

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of 160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
RWF 0 - 99,999		 Plus Plan
RWF 100,000 - 499,999		 Premium Plan
RWF 500,000 - 1,999,999		 Max Plan
RWF 2,000,000+
MTN Rwanda RWF 10 RWF 8 RWF 7 RWF 6
Airtel RWF 10 RWF 8 RWF 7 RWF 6

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of 160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
CFA 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
CFA 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
CFA 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
CFA 50,000+
Orange (Aliza) CFA 19.10 CFA 18.80 CFA 18.60 CFA 17.80
Tigo (Sentel) CFA 19.10 CFA 18.80 CFA 18.60 CFA 17.80
Hayo (CSU) CFA 19.10 CFA 18.80 CFA 18.60 CFA 17.80
Expresso (Sudatel) CFA 19.10 CFA 18.80 CFA 18.60 CFA 17.80

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a newmessage.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 charactersinstead of160 characters.Here’s moreinformation on character count.



Sender ID

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Bulk SMS

Item Cost
Outgoing SMS ZAR 0.24
Incoming SMS ZAR 0.70


Dedicated Long Code

Item Cost
Set up Costs ZAR 1,500
Monthly Maintenance ZAR 700

Telco Basic Plan
TZS 0 - 499,999		 Plus Plan
TZS 500,000 - 2,499,999		 Max Plan
TZS 2,500,000+
Vodacom TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales
Airtel TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales
Zantel TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales
Halotel TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales
TTCL TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales
Tigo TZS 20 TZS 19 Contact Sales

*Please Note:

  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
USD 0 - 200		 Plus Plan
USD 201 - 950		 Premium Plan
USD 951 - 3000		 Max Plan
USD 3,001+
All Telcos USD 0.05 USD 0.05 USD 0.05 USD 0.05

Telco Basic Plan
UGX 0 - 499,999		 Plus Plan
UGX 500,000 - 2,499,999		 Premium Plan
UGX 2,500,000 - 9,999,999		 Max Plan
UGX 10,000,000+
MTN (Local Traffic) UGX 27 UGX 25 UGX 22 UGX 19
Airtel (Local Traffic) UGX 25 UGX 23 UGX 20 UGX 18
Other Telcos UGX 35 UGX 35 UGX 30 UGX 25

*Please Note:

  • Airtel identifies traffic as international when your sender Id represents a brand thatterminates messages to more than one country. That means that if you are sending messages fromUganda to an Airtelsubscriber in any other country, then that message will be identified as international.
  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



Sender ID

Telco Set Up Monthly Maintenance
MTN None UGX 250,000
Airtel UGX 250,000 None

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
USD 0 - 200		 Plus Plan
USD 201 - 950		 Premium Plan
USD 951 - 3,500		 Max Plan
USD 3,501+
Econet USD 0.050 USD 0.045 USD 0.040 USD 0.035
Net*One USD 0.050 USD 0.045 USD 0.040 USD 0.035
Telecel USD 0.050 USD 0.045 USD 0.040 USD 0.035

Bulk SMS

Telco Basic Plan
ZMW 0 - 2,499		 Plus Plan
ZMW 2,500 - 12,499		 Premium Plan
ZMW 12,500 - 49,999		 Max Plan
ZMW 50,000+
All networks ZMW 0.24 ZMW 0.21 ZMW 0.19 ZMW 0.17

*Please Note:

  • Airtel identifies traffic as international when your sender Id represents a brand thatterminates messages to more than one country. That means that if you are sending messages fromZambia toan Airtelsubscriber in any other country, then that message will be identified as international.
  • Up to 160 characters are considered one message. Anything exceeding that will be counted as a new message.
  • Also note that using special characters affects your character count and one SMS will be 70 characters instead of160 characters.Here’s more information on character count.



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Pricing

(Kenya)

Entity < 100,000 SMSes 100,000 - 1,000,000 SMSes > 1,000,000 SMSes
Government of Kenya 33.4% 33.4% 33.4%
Safaricom 50% 30% 40%
Shortcode owner 80% 90% 85%
Africa's Talking 20% 10% 15%

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Total Revenue (10 messages):

KES 28.74

Revenue per SMS sent

KES 2.874

Pricing

All Countries

Africas Talking Whatsapp Fees

Item Cost
Set Up USD 85
Monthly Maintenance USD 100

Item Marketing Utility Authentication Service
Cost per Message - Nigeria USD 0.07 USD 0.05 USD 0.05 USD 0.05
Cost per Message - Rest of Africa USD 0.06 USD 0.04 USD 0.04 USD 0.05


Messaging Classifications

Type Description
Marketing Enables you to achieve a wide range of goals, from generating awareness to driving sales and retargeting customers
Utility Enables you to follow up on user actions or requests e.g. opt-in confirmation, delivery update, account updates or alerts
Authentication Enables you to authenticate users with one-time passcodes e.g. account verification, account recovery, KYC etc.
Service Enables you to resolve customer inquiries

*Marketing, utility and authentication messages can only be opened with templated messages

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