Key points include: Spam calls are now included in the anti-spam regulations, along with spam text messages and emails which were covered under Decree 90 and its amendment, Decree 77. Clearer definitions of spam are provided. Accordingly, spam text messages/emails/phone calls are those that have an advertising purpose without the prior consent of the user/recipient, those which breach regulations in Decree 91, or those which contain subjects prohibited in other relevant laws (as listed in Decree 91). Key control & prevention measures previously stated in Decree 90 and Decree 77 are retained and upgraded. New regulations on spam phone calls are also added. Notable ones include: - Advertisers are only permitted to send advertising text messages or to make advertising telephone calls after they have been issued with a name identifier/brand name. - It is prohibited to send advertising text messages/phone calls to someone who registers for ‘Do-Not-Call’ or where the user/recipient has not provided advance consent to receive such advertisements. - For those users/recipients who are not on the ‘Do-Not-Call’ List, an advertiser is only permitted to send one initial advertising registration/subscription message. If the user/recipient refuses to receive the advertisement or does not respond after receiving such text message for advertisement registration/subscription, the advertiser is not permitted to send any other text message to that user/recipient. - Each advertiser is permitted to make no more than one advertising phone call and cannot send more than three advertising text messages/emails to one user/recipient within 24 hours, except if otherwise agreed. - Advertising text messages may only be sent from 7am until 10pm, and advertising telephone calls may only be made from 8am until 5pm. Along with the penalties listed in Decree 15/2020 (on penalties for violations of regulations on postal services, telecommunications, radio frequencies, informati
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