Protecting person-to-person communication
Communities use person-to-person (P2P) text messaging to connect with people, help them during times of crisis, and connect them with civic resources. That connection is being threatened by administrative policy and bureaucracy by the US communications industry.
Text messaging is human connection
P2P Texting Connects Communities
to Vital Social Services
Increases Participation in Our Democracy
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2024 will be the first presidential election year where 10DLC is enforced by the FCC, affecting carriers, aggregators, and tools - thus affecting those trying to text. In light of this, COMs has monthly calls this year, through July, that will be space for questions, education, and convening to make sure we are all prepared for this and on the same page.
In 2022 The Coalition for Open Messaging held an urgent national briefing to update you about what 10DLC means for our communities and the future of texting. Click the link below to view the video:
Connected: A Panel on Protecting Person-to-Person Texting for Our Communities
