What is the difference between ICP and SP in a value-added telecommunications license?

The full name of the ICP license is the Value-added Telecommunications Business License of the People's Republic of China, which is the website business license. The ICP license is a professional qualification that companies engaged in Internet information services must apply for. According to the relevant provisions of the "Internet Information Services Management Measures", commercial websites must apply for an ICP license, otherwise it will be an illegal operation. Operational ICP refers to ICP that obtains income through online advertising, agent production of web pages, renting server memory space, hosting, paid provision of specific information content, e-commerce and other online application services.

The process for applying for an ICP license is:

1. Corporate websites need to register for ICP on the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology;

2. On the official website of the Communications Administration Fill in the application materials;

3. Print the materials and submit the paper materials to the local Communications Administration Bureau;

4. Wait for the review results of the Communications Administration Bureau, which will be done within 20-40 days after acceptance If the business decision is not approved, the applicant will be notified in writing;

5. The enterprise will wait for the result and issue the certificate.

The full name of the sp license is the mobile information service business license. It refers to the continuous processing of information content on the basis of the business carrying platform of the communication network, the establishment of a computer database, and networking through dedicated lines or the Internet. Providing public information services, personal information services, and business information services to telecommunications end users with short messages as the main service form, and appropriately supplemented by information services such as multimedia messages, games, and mobile TV.

The business models regulated by "information service business" include: news websites, electronic bulletin boards, client services, mobile newspapers, application stores, search engines, SaaS, social networking sites, blogs, podcasts, and Weibo , virtual communities, chat rooms, online online games, instant messaging (text, pictures, audio and video), interactive voice services, end-to-end two-way real-time voice services based on the Internet, terminal virus scanning, information protection and garbage interception, etc.

Furthermore, the SP license is also a prerequisite for employment in some industries, so the need to apply for the SP license is still relatively large. At the same time, SP licenses are divided into local network and full-network SP licenses. Those engaged in provincial operations need to apply for a local network SP license. Those engaged in nationwide operations must apply for a full-network SP license. Applying for an SP license is not simple. You must prepare the following materials:

1. The company’s registered capital is 10 million yuan;

2. The company’s registered capital should not be invested in technology or other Capital investment situation;

3. The company’s business address must not be different from its registered address;

4. The company applying for the SP license should be a domestic-funded company. If there are legal person shares in it, It is not recommended to apply for legal person shares with foreign investment background;

5. The company must have technical personnel, sign a labor contract, and pay social insurance;

6. The company must have relevant technical personnel, and There are at least 10 technical staff.