Enactment of “Henan Province Telecommunications Regulations” will increase efforts to control harassing calls

Original Caption: Enactment of “Henan Province Telecommunications Regulations” Will Increase Efforts to Control Harassment Calls

In the photoPress conferencePhoto of Liu Peng at the scene.

Henan Provincial Government Information Office on the 15thAnnounceHe said that Henan Provincial TelecomRegulations“(Called the” Regulation “) will enter into force on January 1, 2021. The” Regulation “clarifies that key regulations will be developed on the protection of user rights, anddealSexual information, spam and harassment phone calls will intensify.

Henan Province CommunicationsadministrationFang Qiang, deputy director of the office, said on the same day that the total volume of telecommunications services in Henan province has grown rapidly in recent years. At the end of October 2020, the total number of mobile phone users in the province reached 10.1176 million, ranking third in the country (including 13.947 million 5G users). ); the whole provinceThe InternetThe total number of users reached 118.04 million, ranking fourth in the country (including 30,812 million broadband Internet users, fourth in the country; mobile Internet users 87,228 million, third in the country).

Fang Qiang claimed that telecommunications have become not only a tool for people’s daily communication, but alsoSettlement of payments, An important carrier of identity authentication.At present, with the rapid development of the telecommunications industry, the existing laws and regulations in Henan Province can no longer meet the needs of the new situation and new conditions.creditThe legitimate rights and interests of users, to protect the security of network information, theSetMust do.

It is understood that the “Regulations” formulated and promulgated by Henan this time consists of seven chapters and 63 articles, including general provisions, telecommunicationsplanningConstruction, telecommunicationsmarketManagement, protection of user rights, telecommunications security, legalresponsibilityAnd other aspects.

Fang Qiang said that currentlyTelecommunications marketInfringementLarge consumptionThe legal rights and interests of users exist to varying degrees. In order to effectively solve problems of public interest, the “Regulation” has focused on the protection of the rights and interests of users.ServiceThe right to choose is clearly stipulated, commercial information and harassment calls, fight against fraud in telecommunications networks, complaints and resources, etc.

Among them, with regard to the free choice of telecommunications users, Article 28 of the “Regulation” clearly establishes that “telecommunications users haveOperatingFree choice of operator, telecommunications.OperatorsThe number portability service will be provided to users in accordance with the relevant regulations. The promoters and owners of civil buildings will provide equal access conditions to the operators of telecommunications companies and will not sign contracts with the operators of telecommunications companies.ExclusivenessTerms of agreement. In this sense, Article 57 of the Regulation establishes a sanction. For those who violate the provisions of Article 28 and refuse to make corrections, the developer or owner of a civil building or a telecommunications company operator will be fined 200,000 yuan. Fines greater than 1 million yuan.

Regarding the issue of commercial information and harassment calls, the “Regulation” stipulates: “No unit or individual may send commercial information to telecommunications users without the consent of telecommunications users. Operators of telecommunications companies must strengthen the construction of technical means to improve identification and interception capabilities, intensify control of commercial information, spam and harassment calls ”.

Furthermore, in response to the issue of telecommunications rates, the “Regulation” stipulates: “Free trial telecommunications services provided by operators of telecommunications companies shall not become freight items without confirmation from telecommunications users after the trial period. The system detects and sendssocietyAnnouncement: When a telecom user is found to have abnormal telecom charges that exceed three times the average telecom charges in the previous three months, telecom users will be notified in time and action will be taken to help telecom users to find the cause. “(End up)

(Source: China News Network)

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