End of line for nuisance calls

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on July 30 that it will step up its crackdown on nuisance calls in an action plan that will last until the end of next year.

The plan was jointly launched by the ministry and 12 other departments, including the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratortate.

The plan recognises that nuisance calls are severely affecting the daily lives of people.

The departments will adopt different means to target nuisance calls of various kinds, with measures to step up management of telecommunications resources.

Actions that illegally obtain the personal information of others will also be targeted, according to the plan.