telecommunications business operator may request the counterparty
to the contract to present a certificate or document, such as a
resident registration certificate or driver's license, through which the
relevant person can be verified as the principal.
Enforcement Decree of the Telecommunications Business Act (amended
by Presidential Decree No. 26191, April 14, 2015)
Article 37-6 (Verification of Principal When Entering into Contracts)
(1) “Telecommunications business operator prescribed by Presidential
Decree” in Article 32-4 Section 2 of the Act means a telecommunications
business operator who provides mobile communications services
defined in Article 2 Item 1 of the Mobile Device Distribution
Improvement Act.
(2) A mobile communications business operator under Section 1 shall
verify that the counterparty to a contract is the principal through
any of the following certificates and documents submitted by the
counterparty (including legal representatives; hereafter the same
shall apply in this Article) under Article 32-4 Sections 3 and 4. In such
cases, where any contract is entered into through an information
communications network, such verification may be used in lieu of
the verification made through a certified digital signature defined in
Article 2 Item 3 of the Digital Signature Act:
1. An individual: Resident registration certificate, driver's license,
registration certificate of the disabled, certificate of a person of
distinguished service to the State, certificate of a person of
distinguished service to independence, certificate of a person of
distinguished service to the May 18 democratization movement,
or passport of the Republic of Korea;
(3) A telecommunications business operator under Section 1 shall verify
the authenticity of the certificates and documents referred to in Items
of Section 2 through an illegal contracting prevention system
referred to in Article 32-5 Section 1 of the Act (hereinafter referred
to as “illegal subscription prevention system”).
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