{
  "id": "POL-176",
  "slug": "pol-176",
  "title": "SMS terms must state message frequency and that rates may apply",
  "statement": "The SMS terms section must disclose message frequency and that message and data rates may apply.",
  "rationale": "These are the same two disclosures required at the point of opt-in, repeated where a consumer can find them later. A reviewer checking consistency between the opt-in and the terms will treat their absence here as evidence the programme is not documented.",
  "layer": "POLICY_PAGE",
  "layerSlug": "policy-page",
  "object": "terms body",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "detectability": [
    "CRAWL"
  ],
  "failureClass": "TERMINAL_POLICY",
  "artifact": "sms_terms",
  "authorities": [
    "CTIA",
    "TCR"
  ],
  "applicabilityText": "Applies to every 10DLC registration.",
  "universal": true,
  "remediation": "Add both statements to the SMS terms section, and make the frequency claim match what you tell people at the opt-in — a reviewer comparing the two will notice if one says \"varies\" and the other promises four a month.",
  "example": "Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.",
  "catalogIds": [
    "POL-172",
    "POL-173"
  ],
  "phase": "approval",
  "automated": true,
  "url": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/policy-page/pol-176/",
  "markdown": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/policy-page/pol-176.md",
  "registry": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/",
  "updated": "2026-07-25",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}