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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 49-3 (Suspension of provision of telecommunications services for telephone numbers used as means of deception)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제49조의3

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) When a person prescribed by Presidential Decree, including the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, the Prosecutor General, and the Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, has verified telephone numbers used as means of deception described in Article 49-2 (1), the person may request the Minister of Science and ICT to suspend the provision of telecommunications services for the relevant telephone numbers.

(2) A user whose telecommunication services have been suspended due to a request made paragraph (1) may file an objection with the agency that has requested the suspension.

(3) Matters necessary for procedures, etc. for filing an objection under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Added on Jun. 10, 2022]

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