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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 61 (Restrictions on use of telecommunications billing services)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제61조

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.

The Minister of Science and ICT may order a provider of telecommunications billing services to deny, suspend, or place a restriction on, the services against any of the following persons: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Sep. 15, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017>

1. A person who sells, lends, or provides any media product harmful to youths to a youth in violation of Article 16 of the Youth Protection Act;

2. A person who undermines interests of users of telecommunications billing services seriously by enticing the users to purchase or use goods or services in any of the following means:(a) Transmitting any advertising information for profit-making purpose in violation of Article 50;(b) Deceiving or enticing users of telecommunications billing services wrongfully;

3. A person who sells or renders goods or services prohibited by this Act or any other statute.[This Article Added on Dec. 21, 2007][Previous Article 61 Moved to Article 70 <Dec. 21, 2007>]

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