China To Require All Mobile Phone Users to Register
An AP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
China will soon require all mobile phone users to register with telecom providers or face a cutoff in service, state media reported Friday.
The new rule, announced by the Ministry of Information Industry, is part of a crackdown on telephone fraud and illegal text-messaging practices, and the country's thriving trade in counterfeit and otherwise illegally obtained mobile phones.
It is also expected to help authorities control "improper political commentary," the news report said.
posted by Fergie @ 12/02/2005 07:12:00 AM
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