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Long Codes are 10-digit numbers used for direct two-way communication with two or more parties. Following the traditional number format of landlines and cell phones, Long Codes are used in voice calls ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecom ...