A customer service woman of China Mobile’s Shanghai branch reached by China Daily said the suspension would only occur when the operator’s system has automatically detected that the user has sent, or is sending, “a large amount” of illegal information; or if the operator receives complaints from other users.
China Mobile’s Beijing branch also said they will take similar action.
The modu phone module, which weighs only 1.3 ounces and is smaller than a credit card, could conceivably serve as a sidekick to much more than handheld devices. It could, for example, be slipped into a bedstand alarm clock to display incoming text (SMS) messages. Inserted in a car’s dashboard, modu could allow for hands-free calling over the stereo system or provide an address book for the car’s GPS navigation system. Slipped into a laptop, modu could provide mobile Internet access. modu says Philips Electronics has shown interest in developing compatible products. Efforts to reach Philips for comment were not immediately successful. “This is the tip of the iceberg,” says Moran. “This is a way to provide communications capability to any device.”
When a suspected unhealthy message is detected, China Mobile will temporarily suspend the message function of the user and wait for the evaluation from police authorities, it said.
If the police confirm the message contains unhealthy content, the user’s phone number will be temporarily banned from sending messages. If the police say the message is fine, it will issue a certificate to the user to seek resumption of service, the statement said.
However, the new practice has triggered heated debate.
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