Cost recovery options for SMS Sender ID Register

The SMS Sender ID Register helps protect Australians from SMS and MMS scams that impersonate trusted businesses, organisations and government agencies. It does this by allowing legitimate entities to register the sender IDs they use in messages to Australian consumers.

We are proposing that, from the 2027–28 financial year, the ACMA’s ongoing operational costs of running the Register are recovered through an annual application fee for registering a sender ID. 

We are seeking feedback on the proposed charging model and administration arrangements, including whether applicants or telcos should pay application fees to the ACMA, the duration of the registration period, and whether lower fees or exemptions should apply to some entities.

We invite you to comment on the issues set out in the consultation paper by 5pm (AEDT) on Friday 4 December 2026.

Click the ‘Upload submission’ button at the top of this page to send us your views. Details for submissions by post are provided in the consultation paper.