It would rely on informationmunicipalities already provide to the Department of Revenue and require the state to publish this information online in an easily understandable format for public review.
Tong Liqiang, executive vice president of Beijing's Internet information office, said the regulation could be replicated in other municipalities, such as in Shenzhen, where Sina's main rival Tencent is based.
This allows municipalities to send a pre-recorded message to a list of landlines in their community using contact information typically sourced from published telephone white pages listings.