我国13部门联合出手整治骚扰电话
China has launched a national campaign targeting nuisance calls, according to a directive published last Monday. The campaign aims to consolidate law enforcement and technology to ensure people receive significantly fewer nuisance calls, according to the directive published on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's website. Nuisance calls cover a wide range of unwanted or unsolicited calls, including prank calls and telemarketing calls. Led by the ministry, 13 central-level authorities, including the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People's Court, will oversee the campaign, which will run until December of next year. Authorities will crack down on acts of illegally obtaining personal information, the directive added. Local telecommunication administrators are required to step up management over voice communication services provided by telecom and internet companies, and heighten oversight over call centers. Telecom operators also need to better supervise individual and corporate user behavior by drafting contracts that clearly spell out punishments to be meted out to those engaged in nuisance-call activities, according to the directive. |