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SMS pricing and sender ID rules in France

Indicative rates by operator and volume, sender ID registration, consent rules and quiet hours for business SMS to France, from BroadNet's published rate card and regulatory research.

SMS from (per segment)
$0.0750
Operators (4 direct)
4
Sender ID registration
5-10 business days (alphanumeric)
Regulator
ARCEP

Short answer

Business SMS to France starts at $0.0750 per message segment on BroadNet's published rate card, with lower rates from 100,000 messages a month. 4 mobile operators are covered, all on direct routes. Sender ID registration with ARCEP typically takes 5-10 business days (alphanumeric).

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SMS list rates in France

Indicative price per SMS segment by monthly volume tier, averaged across operators, from BroadNet's published rate card. The more you send, the lower the rate.

SMS list rates in France
$0.0783
$0.0689
$0.0580
$0.0470
Up to 100,000100,000 to 1 million1 to 5 million5 million and more

Indicative list prices in USD before taxes and sender ID fees, reviewed September 24, 2026. Your quote confirms the final rate.

List rate by operator
OperatorUp to 100,000
Orange France$0.0816
SFR$0.0795
Bouygues Telecom$0.0772
Free Mobile$0.0750
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Rates by operator and volume tier

OperatorRouteUp to 100,000100,000 to 1 million1 to 5 million5 million and more
Orange FranceDirect$0.0816$0.0718$0.0604$0.0490
SFRDirect$0.0795$0.0699$0.0588$0.0477
Bouygues TelecomDirect$0.0772$0.0679$0.0571$0.0463
Free MobileDirect$0.0750$0.0660$0.0555$0.0450

USD per SMS segment, before taxes and sender ID fees. Rate card reviewed 24 September 2026. Local-currency invoicing in EUR is available. Published list rate in EUR: from EUR 0.0690 per segment.

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SMS rules in France

Summary of Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) and operator requirements. Last reviewed 29 September 2026; rules change, so we confirm them for your traffic during onboarding.

Sender ID formats

  • ARCEP · Orange France and SFR: Alphanumeric, up to 11 chars (numeric long-code also supported)

Sender ID registration

  • ARCEP · Orange France and SFR: Set by the operators; BroadNet confirms the current requirements during onboarding
  • Typical lead time: 5-10 business days (alphanumeric).

Consent (opt-in)

  • GDPR-compliant opt-in required. Double opt-in is the operator-preferred standard for marketing.

Opt-out

  • STOP keyword honoured network-wide. Opt-out is one-step and irreversible until the recipient re-consents.

Quiet hours and send window

  • We have not found a regulator-published time-of-day window for promotional SMS in this market. Agree sending hours with the operator and schedule promotional sends for the recipient's local daytime; transactional traffic runs 24/7.

Regulator

  • Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP). Country code +33.

Sources

Send SMS to France with one API

The same REST API and SMPP connection reach France and every other market, with delivery receipts on one webhook and automatic fallback to WhatsApp or RCS where you enable it.

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curl -X POST https://api.broadnet.me/sms/sendSms \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BROADNET_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"senderId":"YourBrand","destinationNumber":"33…","message":"Hello from YourBrand","messageType":"TEXT"}'

SMS to France: questions

How much does it cost to send an SMS to France?

Indicative list rates start at $0.0750 per SMS segment, falling to about $0.0470 at 5 million messages a month. Prices exclude taxes and sender ID fees; your quote confirms the final rate.

Do I need to register a sender ID in France?

Yes, in practice: the mobile operators in France set the sender ID requirements rather than a central registry. BroadNet confirms the current requirements during onboarding.

How long does sender ID registration take in France?

Typically 5–10 business days (alphanumeric), depending on the operator and the documents provided. We confirm the current timeline for your sender ID during onboarding.

When can I send promotional SMS in France?

There is no regulator-published window that we know of in France. Agree sending hours with the operator and schedule promotional sends for the recipient's local daytime; transactional traffic runs 24/7.

Which mobile operators can I reach in France?

Orange France (direct route), SFR (direct route), Bouygues Telecom (direct route), Free Mobile (direct route).

What opt-out wording is required in France?

STOP keyword honoured network-wide. Opt-out is one-step and irreversible until the recipient re-consents.

SMS pricing in nearby markets

Data: BroadNet published rate card and regulatory research, reviewed 24 September 2026. URL: https://omnichannels.ai/sms-pricing/france/