The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology responded: Breaking the restrictions on mobile phone number ownership

  Some netizens have recently reported that they do not want to give up the original mobile phone number, but because of the inconvenience caused by the number attribution problem, it is recommended to introduce a policy to facilitate users to change the mobile phone number attribution.

In response to this, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology responded that by the end of the year, more than 95% of commonly used services will provide online processing methods, and will further evaluate user cross-domain service needs, adjust business rules with strong requirements such as fixed-mobile convergence, and break restrictions on number attribution.

  Netizen Xiaopeng is a native of Ganzhou, Jiangxi. He studied in Shanxi during university and got a mobile phone card in Shanxi. Now he graduated and returned to Jiangxi. He often brings minor troubles to life due to the issue of the mobile phone number, such as: contacting others is mistaken for fraud Rejection of calls, and many lifestyle APP platforms restrict the location of mobile phones.

Xiaopeng said that this mobile phone number has been used for four years. University classmates, teachers, relatives and friends all use this number to contact. Banks reserved mobile phone numbers, social communication accounts, etc. are bound to this number, if you log out directly and reissue your phone Number, it will also bring a series of inconveniences.

I hope that relevant policies can be introduced so that the mobile phone number can be changed, or there are other solutions.

  In this regard, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that the cancellation or change of the mobile phone number attribution will first affect user perception and increase the risk of telecom fraud; second, it will have a greater impact on packages and tariffs, intensify corporate market competition and intensify the digital divide; It will have a greater impact on the operation and management system of the enterprise. It is a large-scale transformation project that requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time.

  How to solve the problem caused by the mobile phone number attribution?

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at present, my country has cancelled mobile long-distance and roaming charges, and the user's communication tariff has nothing to do with the user's geographic location (limited to domestic).

Companies are also constantly promoting cross-domain business services, providing online and offline multi-channel processing methods, such as off-site account cancellation and off-site card replenishment services. Many preferential activities can be processed online.

According to industry construction requirements, by the end of this year, more than 95% of frequently-used services should be handled online, and services such as kinship.com have also removed the restriction on number attribution, enabling cross-domain number binding, which can basically meet the needs of cross-domain mobile users. Handle the demand.

  In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further assess the needs of users for cross-domain services, adjust business rules with strong demands such as fixed-mobile convergence, break restrictions on number attribution, and continue to promote online business types to meet cross-domain mobile user services Handle the requirements and further evaluate the impact of canceling or changing the restrictions on the mobile phone number attribution.

  Text / reporter Zhao Xinpei