Amendment to Enforcement Regulations on Mobile Voice Carrier Identity Verification and Fraud Prevention

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Summary

This item refers to a ministerial ordinance amending the enforcement regulations under the law on identity verification of subscribers by mobile voice communication carriers and prevention of fraudulent use of mobile voice services (Ordinance No. 94 of 2026). According to the metadata, the amendment was promulgated on 2026-07-27, with a stated effective date of 2027-04-01. The original regulations are Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ordinance No. 167 of 2005; the metadata does not detail the specific content of the changes.

Business Impact

Mobile voice communication carriers and related businesses may need to review how the amended identity-verification and fraud-prevention requirements could affect their procedures ahead of the stated effective date.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official e-Gov source text to confirm the scope, specific changes, and applicable dates.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-07-27 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 携帯音声通信事業者による契約者等の本人確認等及び携帯音声通信役務の不正な利用の防止に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令（令和八年総務省令第九十四号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 携帯音声通信事業者による契約者等の本人確認等及び携帯音声通信役務の不正な利用の防止に関する法律施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source