19. Case on Identity Verification of Potential Subscribers to Mobile Communications Services
Subject Matter of Review
The subject matter of review in this case is whether Article 32-4
Sections 2 and 3 of the Telecommunications Business Act (amended by
Act No. 12761 on October 15, 2014) and Article 37-6 Section 1, Section
2 Item 1, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the
Telecommunications Business Act (amended by Presidential Decree No.
26191 on April 14, 2015) (collectively referred to as the “Provisions at
Issue”) infringe upon the fundamental rights of Complainants.
Provisions at Issue
Telecommunications Business Act (amended by Act No. 12761 on
October 15, 2014)
Article 32-4 (Prohibition against Unjust Use of Mobile Communications
Terminals)
(2) In entering into a contract for the provision of telecommunications
services (including contracts concluded through agents and consignees
that enter into contracts for the provision of telecommunications
services on behalf of, or outsourced by, telecommunications business
operators), a telecommunications business operator prescribed by
Presidential Decree, taking into account the type of telecommunications
services, scale of business, protection of users, etc. shall, with the
consent of the counterparty to the contract, verify whether the
counterparty is the principal by utilizing illegal subscription prevention
system, etc. referred to in Article 32-5 Section 1, and may reject a
contract if the relevant person is not the principal or refuses to
verify whether he or she is the principal. Where the user who is
the principal is changed due to the transfer of telecommunications
services provided, the succession to the user's position, or other
reasons, the same shall also apply to a person who intends to
receive telecommunications services following such change.
(3) In verifying the principal prescribed in paragraph (2), a
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