South Korea to introduce rules to curb teenagers' mobile phone use

South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said, reports AFP.

"I think this is the first system in the world aimed at guiding teenagers to use their cell phones responsibly," said Hong Sung-Wan, of the telecommunications ministry.

Starting from early next year, a separate contract will be introduced for teen subscribers.

It will clearly recommend that teenagers and their parents join an existing bill ceiling system under which teenagers cannot spend more than the equivalent of 40 dollars a month."

emily | 9:25 AM | SMS and Students |
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