KT "Launches Service Allowing Domestic SMS Reception and Identity Verification Overseas"

Receive roaming texts without limit for 5,500 KRW/month and use identity verification service

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] KT announced on the 14th that it will launch a service on the 15th that allows customers who are staying abroad for an extended period to receive identity verification and roaming messages even if their mobile phones are temporarily suspended.

Temporary suspension blocks all services, but if customers apply for this service, they can receive roaming messages regardless of the number of messages, while all other services are blocked. This service is available for 5,500 KRW per month. KT planned this service based on big data analysis showing that customers staying abroad long-term for corporate assignments, expatriates, and studying abroad repeatedly apply for and cancel temporary suspension to receive messages sent from Korea.

Previously, if the temporary suspension of mobile services used domestically was not lifted, customers could not receive payment confirmation messages when using Korean credit cards overseas, nor could they receive authentication messages or transaction result messages for banking and stock trading. Additionally, it was difficult to use mobile phone identity verification services, and emergency disaster alert messages sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade during emergencies abroad could not be received.

Hyunjin Park, Executive Vice President of KT’s Customer Strategy Division, said, “As more customers staying abroad long-term use their domestic mobile phones, we will continue to launch services that long-term stay customers can conveniently use.”

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