Wang Jianli, head of the News Department of the Ministry of Information Industry, said regulations on cell phone real name registration will be released within this year, according to a report by East Daily. Current unregistered cell phone users will have to get their phones registered. East Daily also reported earlier this year that Shanghai will cut signals of all unregistered cell phones.
The real name registration provision will be slipped into “Regulations of Telecommunication and Short Message Services Management” (ÈÄö‰ø°Áü≠‰ø°ÊÅØÊúçÂä°ÁÆ°ÁêÜÂäûÊ≥ï), which is co-written by the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Information Industry, and the Information Office of the State Council, and is expeced to be issued by the end of the year. The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has asked other ministries for their opinions, the newspaper said.
China’s cell phone user number overpassed 400 million. The release of the regulation will make real name registration mandatory and legitimate.
