「TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS ACT」
1. A service that, with the user's consent, informs the user of the fact that a contract for
using telecommunications services has been concluded in his or her name, through text
messages or by registered mail (hereafter referred to as "service to prevent illegal use of
a third person's name" in this Article). In such cases, the telecommunications business
operator shall provide the service to prevent illegal use of a third person's name to the
user by sending a registered mail to the address in the relevant resident registration
record card referred to in Article 7 of the Resident Registration Act, if the user is unable
to receive text messages, such as where the user has no mobile communication terminal
opened in his or her name or where the user has reported the loss of his or her mobile
communication terminal;
2. A service that enables the user to inquire whether any telecommunications services have
been subscribed to in his or her name (hereafter referred to as "service to inquire about
the status of subscription" in this Article);
3. A service that pre-restricts another person from concluding a contract for the use of
telecommunications services in the user's name (hereafter referred to as "service to
restrict subscription" in this Article).
(2) Where a telecommunications business operator providing services under paragraph (1)
concludes a contract for using telecommunications services with a user, such operator shall
clearly inform the user of a service to prevent illegal use of a third person's name, a service
to inquire about the status of subscription, and a service to restrict subscription, and shall
post such services on his or her website. <Amended on Dec. 11, 2018>
(3) To support the provision of a service to prevent illegal use of a third person's name, a
service to inquire about the status of subscription, and a service to restrict subscription, the
Minister of Science and ICT may designate the Korea Association for ICT Promotion as a
dedicated institution. <Amended on Dec. 11, 2018>
(4) To support the provision of a service to prevent illegal use of a third person's name,
the dedicated institution designated under paragraph (3) may request the Minister of the
Interior and Safety to provide electronic data of resident registration referred to in Article
30 (1) of the Resident Registration Act. In such cases, the Minister in receipt of such
request shall comply with the request unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
<Newly Inserted on Dec. 11, 2018>
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