Gwangjin-gu Operates Automatic Phone Number Warning Call System

Starting This Month, Warning Calls Will Be Made to Block Illegal Mobile Advertisements Such as Loans and Entertainment Establishments

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is operating an 'Automatic Phone Number Warning Call System' to block indiscriminately distributed illegal floating advertisements.

This system makes 24-hour calls to the numbers listed on illegal advertisements to neutralize their advertising effect. When the recipient answers, they are informed about violations of the Outdoor Advertising Act and the corresponding administrative measures, encouraging voluntary removal.

If the advertisement is not voluntarily removed, warning calls continue. Calls are made for at least three weeks to restrict business operations and raise awareness among advertisers. Loan or entertainment venue advertisements receive continuous calls, while other illegal advertisements are called at intervals of 5 to 20 minutes to disrupt reception.

The district secured 300 dedicated outgoing numbers in anticipation that advertisers might block calls. Calls are made from different numbers each time to demand removal, and administrative actions such as fines will be imposed if non-compliance persists.

The automatic warning call system will operate until the end of this year. Through this, illegal loan business cards, youth entertainment venues, and other gambling-related advertisements will be decisively blocked, ultimately improving urban aesthetics and pedestrian safety.

District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “We are operating the phone call system to actively block illegal advertisements that harm urban aesthetics,” and added, “We will continue maintenance activities to prevent repeated illegal advertising acts.”

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