Policy Chief: "Revision of Dantong Act Enforcement Decree This Month, Device Prices Will Decrease"

Seong Tae-yoon Policy Director Briefing
"Dantong Act Abolition Benefits the People... Expecting Opposition Cooperation"

The Presidential Office and the government plan to amend the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Improvement of Distribution Structure of Mobile Communication Terminals (DanTong Act) within this month to lower the selling price of mobile phones.

Seong Tae-yoon, Policy Chief of the Presidential Office, said this during a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office in the afternoon, adding, "We will allow relatively free provision of subsidies considering telecom companies, distributors, and subscription-type plans."

Seong also explained, "We are currently working on revising the parts possible under the enforcement decree," and added, "As the DanTong Act is effectively being abolished, each government ministry is making efforts to ensure that there are no additional inconveniences caused to consumers."

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Last month on the 22nd, the government held a 'Public Livelihood Discussion' at the Korea Creative Content Agency Content Talent Campus in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and announced the decision to abolish the DanTong Act.

On the same day, President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed at the Chief Secretary Meeting he presided over, "Even before the abolition of the DanTong Act, devise measures to enable practical reduction of device prices through activation of marketing competition among operators."

Regarding the abolition of the DanTong Act and the need for consultation with the National Assembly, Seong responded to a reporter by saying, "In the case of the DanTong Act, it is necessary to pass it through the National Assembly," and added, "Regardless of the ruling and opposition parties, I believe this is beneficial to the people, so I expect cooperation from the opposition party as well."

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