South Korean government limits teen mobile usage to US$40/month

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South Korean parents who despair at having to pay skyrocketing mobile phone bills for their chatty children now have the government on their side. Starting in 2007, new telecom regulations will include a contract that basically prohibits teens from spending more than US$40 a month on the phone.

I’m not sure where I stand on this; or to be frank, how it will specifically be implemented and policed. It’s either a step in the right direction to prevent teenagers from blowing their cash on stupidly priced mobile services; or it’s an invasion of privacy and a super example of nanny-state interference.