Overview
- The measure is in force nationwide, requiring telecom operators and linked routing agents to ensure numbering authenticity and origin identification for every call and SMS.
- Anonymous texts are banned, commercial messaging must use identifiable numbers, and anti-spam restrictions are tightened through changes to Law 32323.
- Companies must deploy technical and operational tools to block illicit or spoofed traffic and to determine the source of misuse across their networks.
- The MTC is empowered to monitor operators and agents on an ongoing basis to verify compliance, with officials framing the policy as a curb on extortion, scams and identity theft.
- Infringements will draw penalties ranging from written warnings to fines, and the ministry has up to 90 days to issue detailed implementing regulations.