Check the 25% Discount on Optional Contracts: Enhanced Guidance from the Three Major Telecom Providers

[Asia Economy Reporter Seolgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 28th that it will strengthen the guidance on the 25% optional contract discount (25% discount) together with the three mobile carriers SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus.

Introduced in 2014, the 25% optional contract discount is a system where users who did not receive subsidies when purchasing a new device can receive a 25% discount on their monthly fee by subscribing to the optional contract discount. It is also available to those who purchased unlocked or used phones.

The three carriers currently provide guidance via text messages upon re-subscription, and will now also guide seniors aged 65 and over through text messages and an automated response system (ARS).

Additionally, to prevent the four text messages sent in total for re-subscription guidance from being mistaken as spam, the carriers will include a carrier safety and authentication mark on the messages to ensure trust in the safe messages.

Furthermore, responding to concerns that the existing guidance messages containing only long phrases may be difficult for users to understand, images will be included to make the content more intuitive. Besides, a subscription link for the discount will be provided in the re-subscription guidance messages to support easier subscription for users.

After system development by each company, SK Telecom and LG Uplus will apply this within December, and KT will apply it from January next year.

An official from the Ministry of Science and ICT stated, "We will continue to provide guidance and promotion so that no users miss out on the discount benefits due to lack of awareness of the system," and added, "Users who do not wish to subscribe to a contract can use the online non-contract plans that offer discounts equivalent to the 25% discount without a contract."

Detailed information about the optional contract discount can be found at each carrier’s customer center and website.

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