{"id":1772,"date":"2025-05-17T15:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1772"},"modified":"2025-05-17T15:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:32:55","password":"","slug":"mcc-mnc-rate-plan","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb\/mcc-mnc-rate-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"What do MCC and MNC mean in the SMS Rate Plan on SMSGatewayCenter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SMS rate plan on <strong>SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong> includes <strong>MCC and MNC<\/strong> columns to help identify mobile networks for accurate pricing. Here\u2019s what they mean and their importance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Are MCC and MNC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>MCC (Mobile Country Code)<\/strong><\/em>: A three-digit code that identifies the country of the mobile network (e.g., \u201c404\u201d for India).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><strong>MNC (Mobile Network Code)<\/strong><\/em>: A two- or three-digit code that identifies the specific mobile operator within that country (e.g., \u201c10\u201d for a specific operator in India).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Are They Important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Operator Identification<\/strong>: MCC and MNC help you identify the mobile operator for each country, which can affect SMS rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accurate Pricing<\/strong>: Rates may vary by operator within a country, so knowing the MCC and MNC ensures you\u2019re using the correct rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campaign Planning<\/strong>: Helps you target specific operators for better delivery and cost management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For India: MCC \u201c404\u201d and MNC \u201c10\u201d might indicate a specific operator with a rate of \u201c0.25 INR\u201d per SMS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Practices<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use MCC and MNC to verify the operator when planning international SMS campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-check with the <em>Operator<\/em> column in the rate plan for clarity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MCC and MNC<\/strong> provide critical details for effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\">SMS campaign<\/a> planning on <strong>SMSGatewayCenter<\/strong>. For assistance, contact our support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SMS rate plan on SMSGatewayCenter includes MCC and MNC columns to help identify mobile networks for accurate pricing. Here\u2019s what they mean and their importance: What Are MCC and MNC? Why Are They Important? Best Practices MCC and MNC provide critical details for effective SMS campaign planning on SMSGatewayCenter. For assistance, contact our support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1387],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1772","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-rate-plan"],"year_month":"2026-07","word_count":199,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Rate Plan","term_url":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/kb-cat\/rate-plan\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1772\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1772"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smsgatewaycenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}