# A2P SMS, OTP, and sender ID rules in Romania

> BroadNet delivers A2P SMS and OTP in Romania over direct connections to Vodafone Romania, Orange Romania, Digi Romania, and Telekom Romania, with ANCOM sender ID registration in 5-10 business days.

- Canonical URL: https://www.broadnet.me/coverage/romania
- Language: en
- Last updated: 2026-10-21
- Publisher: BroadNet (https://www.broadnet.me)

Direct termination into Vodafone Romania, Orange Romania, Digi, and Telekom Romania with ANCOM-aligned sender ID registration.

## Key facts

- Regulator: ANCOM (Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații)
- Dialling code: +40
- MCC: 226
- Mobile subscribers: 22M
- Sender-ID lead time: 5-10 business days
- Time to launch: Live in 5–15 business days from test-access request to production
- Typical OTP latency: 2.7 s
- Typical delivery rate, operator-direct: 99.3%
- SMS price band: EUR 0.035 – 0.055 (indicative list rates, reviewed 2026-09-24)
- Billing currencies: EUR, USD, RON

## Operators

| Operator | MNC | Route | Grade | A2P rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Romania | 226-01 | Direct | A+ | EUR 0.0472 |
| Orange Romania | 226-10 | Direct | A+ | EUR 0.045 |
| Digi Romania | 226-05 | Direct | A | EUR 0.0427 |
| Telekom Romania | 226-03 | Direct | A | EUR 0.0405 |

## Technical facts for Romania

Network codes, message lengths and sender-ID rules in one table. Segment lengths are the GSM standard values (3GPP TS 23.038).

| Technical facts | |
|---|---|
| Mobile country code (MCC) | 226 |
| Dialling code | +40 |
| Operators (MCC-MNC) | Vodafone Romania · 226-01; Orange Romania · 226-10; Digi Romania · 226-05; Telekom Romania · 226-03 |
| SMS length, GSM-7 (Latin alphabet) | 160 characters in a single SMS; 153 per part when concatenated |
| SMS length, UCS-2 (Arabic, Cyrillic and other scripts) | 70 characters in a single SMS; 67 per part when concatenated |
| Regulator | ANCOM (Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații) |
| Sender-ID rules | Alphanumeric sender ID registration via operator. Romanian diacritics supported. |
| Sender-ID lead time | 5-10 business days |

## Pricing

| Band | Transactional | Promotional | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | EUR 0.0405 | EUR 0.0478 | List rate up to 100K messages/month |
| Growth · 100K+ | EUR 0.0356 | EUR 0.0421 | Auto-tier discount |
| Volume · 1M+ | EUR 0.0300 | EUR 0.0354 | Includes quarterly route review |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Direct operator pricing + signed SLA |

## Sender ID

Alphanumeric sender ID registration via operator. Romanian diacritics supported.

ANCOM + operator sender ID registration: 5-10 business days.

## Rules

- **ANCOM sender ID**: Sender IDs registered via operator.
- **GDPR + ANSPDCP**: GDPR plus Romanian ANSPDCP enforcement.
- **Romanian diacritics**: UCS-2 routes carry Romanian diacritics natively.

## Compliance

GDPR + ANSPDCP enforcement.

## Sample A2P template

```text
Your code is 384921.
```

Romanian:

```text
Codul tău de verificare este 384921.
```

## Related

- https://www.broadnet.me/regulations/romania
- https://www.broadnet.me/pricing/sms/romania