2nd Vice Minister of MSIT Listens to Opinions on 'Abolishing the Mobile Distribution Act' at Technomart

June 6, Deputy Minister Kang Dohyun Visits Mobile Phone Retail Store
"Expecting the Abolition of the Mobile Communication Sales Subsidy Law and Revitalization of Competition Among Operators"

As the government is pushing for the abolition of the "Act on the Improvement of Distribution Structure of Mobile Communication Terminals (hereinafter referred to as the DanTong Act)," we visited mobile communication retail stores to hear voices from the field regarding the DanTong Act.

According to the Ministry of Science and ICT on the 6th, Kang Dohyun, the 2nd Vice Minister, visited a mobile communication retail store inside Gangbyeon Technomart in Seoul to check the market situation following the push for the abolition of the DanTong Act and to listen to opinions from the three major mobile carriers and retail stores.

This visit is part of follow-up measures after the public livelihood discussion forum. Through the on-site visit, Vice Minister Kang aims to strengthen cooperation on the ground for the revision of the enforcement decree of the DanTong Act, scheduled for approval at the Cabinet meeting that day, and for the prompt abolition of the DanTong Act.

Vice Minister Kang listened to the difficulties faced by retail stores due to the DanTong Act and shared the purpose and progress of the law’s abolition. He also expressed expectations that competition among operators will be revitalized as restrictions on additional subsidies to retail stores will be lifted with the abolition of the law, removing constraints on subsidy payments to retail stores.

Furthermore, Vice Minister Kang urged mobile carriers and retail stores to actively participate in subsidy competition according to the enforcement decree, which is scheduled to take effect from this week, and the subsequent notifications to be revised, contributing to the reduction of household communication expenses. The government has completed the revision of the enforcement decree and is promoting the establishment and revision of notifications to activate competition before the law’s abolition.

Vice Minister Kang stated, "Through the abolition of the DanTong Act, we will activate competition among operators so that the benefits of reduced terminal costs can be passed on to the public. At the same time, we will actively pursue various measures to reduce communication costs, such as promoting the use of used phones, expanding the release of mid- to low-priced terminals, and diversifying 5G mid- to low-priced plans."

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