According to Order No.291of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Telecom and Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services No.292, the state implements a licensing system for ICP providing Internet information services.
Therefore, the ICP certificate becomes the license for website operation, and the operating website must apply for the ICP certificate, otherwise it is illegal operation. Therefore, handling ICP certificate is the need of legal operation of enterprise website. The ICP license is issued by the local communication management department.