The article makes it sound like only international providers are blocked from using alphanumerics but the local provider we are using also has the same issue (although maybe they are going through an international provider as well). Are there any local Bulk SMS providers that are still able to send with an alphanumeric or do we have to become a PRSP to be able to do it? Josh On 27/02/12 10:11 AM, skunkworks-request@lists.my.co.ke wrote:

Message: 2 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:05:34 +0300 From: Bernard Mwagiru<bmwagiru@gmail.com> To: Skunkworks Mailing List<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safaricom IN blocking alphanumeric sender's smses. Message-ID: <CAAV5Tb6mUK2rg23e9i96zo5_SZubvxZUhkv-NdPy=rJepg79Dg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

In related news: Safaricom-Blocking-International-Bulk-SMS http://goo.gl/ULplQ

*?We have simply tightened our internal controls to ensure total compliance with inter-connect agreements for the exchange of voice and SMS traffic.? Nzioka Waita, Corporate Affairs Director, Safaricom*

./bernard