Fair Trade Commission Begins Sanctions on SK Telecom... Allegations of Unfair Support to Melon Operating Subsidiary
[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The Fair Trade Commission has initiated disciplinary procedures against SK Telecom. The allegation is that SK Telecom unfairly supported its affiliate operating the music platform Melon.
According to industry sources on the 23rd, the Fair Trade Commission sent SKT a review report regarding the allegation that SKT unfairly supported Loen Entertainment, the affiliate operating Melon. The commission is expected to decide the level of sanctions at a plenary meeting soon.
In the past, SKT provided customers using its smartphone plans with free or discounted access to Melon. Loen Entertainment, in return, received commissions from SKT, and it is known that SKT supported the company by excessively paying these commissions.
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After Loen Entertainment was sold to Kakao in January 2016, SKT ended the Melon plan discount service it had been offering to customers in 2019.
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