Yoon Approves Amendment to Broadcasting Act Enforcement Decree on 'Separate Collection of Subscription Fees'

Yoon Approves Electronically in Lithuania
Broadcasting Commission Implements Amendment Immediately Upon Promulgation

President Yoon Suk-yeol approved the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Broadcasting Act on the 11th, which separates the collection of the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) license fee from the electricity bill.

According to the Presidential Office, President Yoon approved the amendment electronically while visiting Lithuania to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on the same day.

The amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Broadcasting Act was approved at the Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo that morning. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Han emphasized, "The separation of license fee collection started from the public's voice that there is a problem with the current payment method," adding, "It is expected that the public will clearly recognize the payment of the license fee and that interest and awareness of rights regarding the license fee will increase."

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Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has been entrusted by KBS since 1994 to collect TV license fees and electricity bills together. Once the amendment is implemented, the TV license fee will be billed separately from the electricity bill, and households without a TV will not have to pay the license fee. The Korea Communications Commission plans to enforce the amendment immediately from the day it is promulgated.

Earlier, the Presidential Office reported that there was a high demand for separating the collection of the TV license fee based on the results of a public participation discussion, and on the 5th of last month, it recommended the Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to separate the collection of the license fee.

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