# BRD-087 — Monthly sole-proprietor traffic reports are due by the 7th

> Where a CSP is enabled for sole-proprietor brands, monthly traffic reports must reach TCR by the 7th of the following month.

- **Rule ID:** BRD-087
- **Layer:** Brand (`BRAND`)
- **Checks:** `sole-proprietor traffic report`
- **Severity:** HIGH — Rejected by at least one carrier or provider, and a common cause of failure at the rest.
- **When it bites:** Falls due after approval, once you are live and sending
- **How it is detected:** Human check — only someone holding the document can settle it; Not knowable before submission — reported with its deadline
- **Fix type:** Wait on an external system or a required interval
- **Required by:** TCR
- **Applies:** Applies to every 10DLC registration.
- **Canonical URL:** https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/brand/brd-087/

## Why this rule exists

The tier was granted to CSPs on condition that its traffic is reported, so the filing is what keeps the tier available rather than a formality — a CSP that stops filing puts every sole-proprietor brand it holds at risk, not just its own standing. Businesses on the tier never see this obligation, which is exactly why it is worth their CSP knowing it exists.

## How to fix it

Put the filing on a recurring calendar entry for the first working days of each month, with the previous month's sole-proprietor volumes. Done when the report is accepted by TCR before the 7th.

## Check this yourself

**Is your provider enabled for sole-proprietor brands, and does it file the monthly traffic report to TCR by the 7th?**

1. Ask the provider directly whether they are SP-enabled and who owns the monthly filing.
2. If you are the CSP, put the filing on a recurring calendar entry for the first working days of each month.

*What wrong looks like:* A provider quietly stops filing and loses the tier. Every sole-proprietor brand behind it goes too, and none of those businesses ever knew the obligation existed.

## Notes

An obligation on the CSP rather than on the brand, and nothing in a registration reveals whether it is being met. What the user has to establish is whether their provider is SP-enabled and files these reports — a provider that quietly stops can lose the tier, and every sole-proprietor brand behind it goes with it.