✓ Applicable under TRAI's Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), as amended. Voice OTP + DTMF is classified as Service Implicit (Transactional) and is exempt from the Promotional time window and DND/NCPR blocking.
Voice OTP + DTMF — Service / Transactional Route
- Ideal For: OTP/2FA verification, login confirmation, payment confirmation, delivery/order confirmation via keypress, and any flow that needs a spoken code or a DTMF response tied to a transaction your customer has already initiated.
- Permitted 24x7x365, including on DND/NCPR-registered numbers, once your Voice Header and call script are approved.
- Requires a registered Voice Header (Sender CLI) on the DLT platform before dispatch, dedicated to the Service/OTP category.
- Must only be used for genuine verification/confirmation tied to a customer-initiated transaction — using this route for marketing or promotional content is a violation of your undertaking and can lead to the Header/Entity being suspended or blacklisted on TRAI's DLT platform.
- Call script/prompt approval is required before your first campaign; share the exact wording (including any DTMF prompts) for Service-category approval.
- Billed per connected call on a 30-second pulse (see Billing Pulse below); busy, switched-off, unreachable or invalid numbers are not charged.
- Payment is 100% advance; GST @ 18% is mandatory on all packages.
- Credit validity: 1 Year from the date of purchase.
Billing Pulse
- Voice OTP + DTMF calls are billed on a standard 30-second pulse, in line with industry practice for Voice SMS/OBD in India. 1 credit = 1 pulse of up to 30 connected seconds — e.g. a 28-second call costs 1 credit, and a 45-second call crosses into the second pulse and costs 2 credits.
- Pulses are counted only from the moment a call is answered by the recipient; dialling, ringing, and unanswered/busy/switched-off attempts are never billed.
- DTMF keypress capture does not add to the pulse count beyond the connected call duration itself.
General
- Do email us the payment details with transaction ID at support@smsgatewayhub.com.
- Setup fee applies for custom multi-key DTMF flows or multi-language prompts — confirm the amount with our sales team before finalising your script.
- Any changes in rules and regulations by TRAI or the Operator will be applicable with effect from the date of communication.
Important Awareness Notice: Don't be fooled by voice OTP providers selling calls below the industry standard by billing every dialled attempt as connected. Please stay away from those providers — we remain committed to industry-best service & support at the competitive, lowest possible price, billed only on successfully connected calls.