Tesla Korea Files Telecommunications Business Report... First Case After Deregulation of Entry Restrictions

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] Tesla Korea, an importer and seller of electric vehicles, reported as a telecommunications service provider to the Ministry of Science and ICT on the 28th.

According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, Tesla Korea was judged to have met all the reporting requirements stipulated in the Telecommunications Business Act by providing connectivity services that use telecommunications services incidentally for customer convenience while selling its products (electric vehicles).

The Ministry of Science and ICT relaxed entry regulations in June last year, allowing businesses in non-telecommunications industries such as automobiles and home appliances to submit a 'report' instead of registration when selling products or services that incidentally include telecommunications services.

Accordingly, those who intend to operate a telecommunications business must register with the Minister of Science and ICT, and those who provide their products or services while incidentally using telecommunications services and charge fees for them must submit a report as a telecommunications business.

This entry of Tesla Korea as a telecommunications business operator is the first case of telecommunications business reporting since the enactment of the entry regulation relaxation law. Automobile companies such as Hyundai, Kia, Ssangyong, Renault Samsung, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi Volkswagen have been providing services through special telecommunications business registration prior to the entry regulation relaxation law.

The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to continue related efforts to expand the entry of convergence services that incidentally use telecommunications services in other industries such as wearables, bicycles, and sneakers into the telecommunications market in the future.

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