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AWS sms-voice documentation change

Service: sms-voice · 2026-02-19 · Documentation medium

File: sms-voice/latest/userguide/registrations-tfn-register.md

Summary

Added business verification requirements including business type classification, company identification number, and validation fields for toll-free number registration

Security assessment

Introduces fraud prevention measures through business verification but doesn't reference any specific security incident. Enhances documentation of security features for abuse prevention.

Diff

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@@ -40,0 +41,22 @@ If you already created a registration when requesting the toll-free number then
+     * For **Business type** , choose the classification of your organization by ownership and purpose. Options include:
+
+       * **Private profit** – Privately held for-profit company
+
+       * **Public profit** – Publicly traded for-profit company
+
+       * **Non-profit** – Non-profit organization
+
+       * **Sole proprietor** – Sole proprietorship without employees
+
+       * **Government** – Government entity
+
+###### Note
+
+Unless you select **Sole proprietor** , the following three company identification fields are required: **Company identification number** , **Identification number type** , and **Identification number country**.
+
+     * For **Company identification number** , enter your company's official tax identification or registration number (such as EIN or VAT) used to verify your business identity with telecommunications carriers. For example, `12-3456789`.
+
+     * For **Identification number type** , choose the type of identification number you provided. This helps carriers verify your business credentials with the appropriate government authority. Options include EIN, CBN, CRN, PROVINCIAL, VAT, ACN, ABN, BRN, SIREN, SIRET, NZBN, USt-IdNr, CIF, NIF, CNPJ, UID, NEQ, OTHER, and NUMBER.
+
+     * For **Identification number country** , enter the two-letter ISO country code (for example, `US`, `CA`, `GB`) for the country where your identification number was issued. This must match the country of the authority that issued your identification number.
+