A2P registration.
The one-time process that lets a business reliably send text messages to customers over standard phone numbers.
What is a2p registration?
A2P registration, often called A2P 10DLC, is how a business registers to send application-to-person text messages over standard ten-digit numbers. Carriers introduced it to cut down on spam, so registered senders get reliable delivery and unregistered ones get filtered or blocked.
Why it matters for home service businesses
For a home service business, texting is how you confirm appointments, send on-my-way alerts, and ask for reviews. If those messages do not arrive, you look unreliable and lose reviews you earned. Registration protects every message you send.
How Lakehouse handles it
Lakehouse handles A2P registration as part of setup, so your customer texts land. See the A2P guide.
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Related terms.
Field service software
Software that helps a service business schedule jobs, manage customers, quote, invoice, collect payment, and communicate, all in one place.
Work order
A record of a specific job to be done, including the customer, the task, the assigned tech, and the status.
Dispatch
The act of assigning and sending technicians to jobs, and the function that coordinates it.
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