During the inspection, the inspectors from the municipal Department of Information and Communications detected violations at ten telecommunications service providers, imposed an administrative fine of VND610 million (nearly US$26,000) and required them to terminate service to 1,710 mobile subscribers.
Additionally, the inspectors detected violations in using software to forge information; applying technology to change resident's identity cards and citizen identification numbers on photos; selling and circulating registered SIM cards and activating services; registering subscriber information outside service provider points; using the identification papers of individuals without their acceptance to sign contracts and so on.
