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Bandwidth 10DLC rejected: Legal business name / EIN mismatch
Your Bandwidth registration came back rejected and it points to legal business name / EIN mismatch. Bandwidth did not make that call. Here is what the reason means and exactly how to fix it.
Bandwidth showed your A2P 10DLC campaign as rejected, and the reason maps to "Legal business name / EIN mismatch". The part that trips people up: Bandwidth did not decide this. It submitted your brand and campaign to The Campaign Registry (TCR) and the carriers, they returned the rejection, and Bandwidth is relaying it back to you.
That is good news for the fix. Because "Legal business name / EIN mismatch" is a carrier and TCR requirement rather than a Bandwidth rule, the correction is the same no matter which provider you registered through: Brand registration is rejected when the legal name and EIN do not match IRS records exactly.
Where Bandwidth shows this rejection
Bandwidth shows brand and campaign registration status in its Dashboard (and via the Dashboard API), including the reason for a rejected registration. That reason comes from TCR or the carriers.
Bandwidth is the messenger, not the decider
As a direct carrier-connectivity provider, Bandwidth passes registry and carrier decisions straight through. Treat the rejection text as the carriers' words: it maps to one of the known 10DLC rejection reasons, and that is what you fix before resubmitting.
The fix
Use the exact legal entity name tied to the EIN (as on the IRS CP-575 / tax records), not a DBA or marketing name.
Same rejection, different provider?
The reason is identical no matter who you registered through.
Common questions
Did Bandwidth reject my 10DLC campaign for legal business name / EIN mismatch?
No. Bandwidth submitted your campaign to The Campaign Registry and the carriers, who returned the rejection. Bandwidth relays the reason. You resolve the underlying issue and resubmit through Bandwidth. The fix here: Use the exact legal entity name tied to the EIN (as on the IRS CP-575 / tax records), not a DBA or marketing name.
Why does my 10DLC brand keep getting rejected for EIN?
Almost always because the legal business name does not match the EIN in IRS records exactly. Using a DBA or marketing name instead of the legal entity name, or a typo in the EIN, causes the mismatch.
How do I resubmit after a Bandwidth rejection?
Correct the issue, then resubmit the campaign for review through Bandwidth. Every resubmission is re-reviewed and re-review typically takes one to four weeks, so fix every problem before you resend rather than resubmitting to test it.