KT Stores Operated as 'Shelters' at 250 Locations... "Escape the Heat and Recharge"

Seoul City and 'Gihudonghaeng Shelter' Designation Agreement
Improving Citizen Accessibility... Operating from the 19th

250 KT stores in Seoul will be transformed into shelters where anyone can visit to escape the heat and cold. Visitors will be provided with wireless internet and charging facilities.

At the Climate Companion Shelter business agreement ceremony between KT and Seoul City, Lee Hyun-seok, Head of KT Customer Division (third from the right), and Yoo Chang-soo, Deputy Mayor for Administration of Seoul City (third from the left), along with other officials, are posing for a commemorative photo. Photo by KT

On the 9th, KT announced on the 10th that it signed a 'Business Agreement for Designating Climate Companion Shelters' with the Seoul Metropolitan Government at Seoul City Hall and will operate 250 KT stores in Seoul as ‘Climate Companion Shelters’ starting from the 19th.

The signing ceremony was attended by Lee Hyun-seok, Head of KT Customer Division (Vice President), Yoo Chang-soo, Seoul Deputy Mayor for Administration 2, and Kwon Oh-byeong, Chairman of the National KT Agency Council.

Climate Companion Shelters are spaces where any citizen can comfortably visit anytime to escape the cold and heat, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government is expanding the designation in cooperation with companies.

Previously, Seoul operated senior centers or community centers as heatwave and cold wave evacuation facilities for energy-vulnerable groups, but usage time was limited and access to locations was somewhat restricted. To resolve these inconveniences, KT and Seoul joined hands to designate KT stores throughout the city with good accessibility as Climate Companion Shelters.

Accordingly, citizens will be able to comfortably rest anytime at designated KT stores in Seoul to escape extreme heat and heavy rain. KT will provide wireless internet and charging facilities to citizens visiting the shelters.

Stores designated as Climate Companion Shelters will have certification plaques attached at the entrance so that citizens can easily recognize them. Starting from the 15th, the location and operating hours of these stores will be announced on the disaster safety facilities page of the PC or mobile 'Seoul Safety Nuri' website.

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