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SMS pricing and sender ID rules in Tunisia

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

SMS from (per segment)
$0.0460
Operators (3 direct)
3
Sender ID registration
5-7 business days
Regulator
INT

Short answer

Business SMS to Tunisia starts at $0.0460 per message segment on BroadNet's published rate card, with lower rates from 100,000 messages a month. 3 mobile operators are covered, all on direct routes. Sender ID registration with INT typically takes 5-7 business days.

SMS list rates in Tunisia

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 Tunisia
$0.0482
$0.0424
$0.0357
$0.0289
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
Tunisie Telecom$0.0505
Ooredoo Tunisia$0.0482
Orange Tunisia$0.0460
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Rates by operator and volume tier

OperatorRouteUp to 100,000100,000 to 1 million1 to 5 million5 million and more
Tunisie TelecomDirect$0.0505$0.0444$0.0373$0.0303
Ooredoo TunisiaDirect$0.0482$0.0424$0.0357$0.0289
Orange TunisiaDirect$0.0460$0.0405$0.0340$0.0276

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 0.0423 per segment.

SMS rules in Tunisia

Summary of Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INT) and operator requirements. Last reviewed 29 September 2026; rules change, so we confirm them for your traffic during onboarding.

Sender ID formats

  • INT · Tunisie Telecom and Ooredoo Tunisia: Alphanumeric (Latin or Arabic), up to 11 chars

Sender ID registration

  • INT · Tunisie Telecom and Ooredoo Tunisia: Set by the operators; BroadNet confirms the current requirements during onboarding
  • Typical lead time: 5-7 business days.

Consent (opt-in)

  • Verifiable opt-in required (logged source, timestamp, IP, channel). Opt-in evidence must be retained for the life of the marketing relationship.

Opt-out

  • Every marketing message must carry an opt-out keyword (STOP / ايقاف). Honoured network-wide and audited by the regulator.

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

  • Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INT). Country code +216.

Sources

Send SMS to Tunisia with one API

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

curl -X POST https://api.broadnet.me/sms/sendSms \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BROADNET_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"senderId":"YourBrand","destinationNumber":"216…","message":"Hello from YourBrand","messageType":"TEXT"}'

SMS to Tunisia: questions

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

Indicative list rates start at $0.0460 per SMS segment, falling to about $0.0289 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 Tunisia?

Yes, in practice: the mobile operators in Tunisia 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 Tunisia?

Typically 5–7 business days, 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 Tunisia?

There is no regulator-published window that we know of in Tunisia. 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 Tunisia?

Tunisie Telecom (direct route), Ooredoo Tunisia (direct route), Orange Tunisia (direct route).

What opt-out wording is required in Tunisia?

Every marketing message must carry an opt-out keyword (STOP / ايقاف). Honoured network-wide and audited by the regulator.

SMS pricing in nearby markets

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