The application of electronic licenses for value-added telecommunications business operations will be fully promoted

According to reporters from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China will comprehensively promote the application of electronic licenses for value-added telecommunications business operation permits, fully leveraging the advantages of digital technology to further enhance the efficiency of government services. The recent notice issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the comprehensive promotion of electronic licenses for value-added telecommunications business operation permits specifies that telecommunications management agencies will uniformly produce and issue electronic licenses through the comprehensive management information system for the telecommunications business market. The information format of electronic licenses will remain consistent with that of paper licenses and will include a verification QR code to ensure traceability and verifiability. Electronic licenses and paper licenses will have the same legal effect and can serve as legal credentials for enterprises engaged in related operations. The notice states that telecommunications management agencies should actively promote the sharing and integrated use of electronic license information, encouraging and guiding basic telecommunications enterprises, internet platforms, and value-added telecommunications enterprises to cooperate, supporting the use of electronic licenses in scenarios such as resource access, e-commerce platform entry, and app listing