“Mobile phone makers should also participate in mobile fee reduction”…National Planning Advisory Committee, “Argument organ participation target”
Jung Yoon Hee | yuni@ | 2017-06-26 11:01:34
There is a growing demand for mobile phone manufacturers to join in discussing mobile cost reductions as the new government continues to controvert the mobile cost reduction measures. It is pointed out that the burden of terminals accounts for a large portion of the mobile fees. The National Planning and Advisory Committee made clear that the mobile phone maker is also the target of attending the social debate mechanism to prepare additional mobile cost rate cuts.
Lee Gye-ho, chairman of the economic second division of the National Planning Commission on June 25, said in a telephone conversation with the Digital Times, "If we form a social debate mechanism (a manufacturer), it would be natural for us to come together. We will talk about the disclosure announcement that has been continuously demanded, and the disclosure of the price comparison between overseas and domestic mobile phones. He also added, "We will revise the necessary laws if determined here."
The National Planning Commission has raised the discount rate of 20% to 25%, which is equivalent to the subsidy on June 22, and provides additional reduction of KRW 10,000 per month for the vulnerable class, announced plans to reduce mobile costs. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that mobile phone makers should join efforts to reduce mobile cost burden, mainly by three mobile operators and civic groups.
It is argued that most consumers should discuss methods to reduce the mobile phone price burden in the situation where consumers recognize the entire amount specified in the mobile fee bill as ‘communication fee’. Currently, the communication bill includes not only communication service charges but also terminal charging and supplementary service charges.
Yeoido parliamentary debate on the telecom policy debate poured out such claims on June 23. SK Telecom CEO Lee Sang-hon claimed, "Among the 60,000 bills we charge for bills, only KRW 33,000 is used for mobile fee services. Consumers perceive the whole as ‘communication costs’. Consumers buy the mobile phone at a cost of KRW 1 million every two years. In the case of discussing the reduction of the mobile cost burden, only 50% of the total (communication service) Is too important. "
Kim Chung-sung, managing director of KT CR Planning Office, said, "One of the major reasons for the burden of the mobile cost is the cost of the mobile phone. It is necessary to propose a plan so that the mobile phone maker can reasonably adjust the consumer terminal burden."
Ahn Jin-gol, a head of participation solidarity said, "As a result of the survey, it is important to lower the price of the mobile phones as the mobile cost is 56.4% and the price of the mobile phone is 37.5%. We should also participate in social debates and discussions later."
It was demanded to introduce a `fully self-supporting system` in this process, that completely separates mobile services and phone distribution. Lee Joo-hong, general secretary of the Green Consumers Union, said, "Now that the bill is included, the consumer is obliged to recognize that the entire cost is high. In the future, we have to go to the side that we choose.”
Hwang Seong-wook, a vice chairman of the Korean Association of Terrestrial Communication Operators, claimed, "The disruption in the mobile phone market has been caused by the combination of handsets and communication services.”
"I think that it is the right direction for many of the Democratic ministers to compete with each other for communication, and for terminals to compete with each other," said Koh Young-jin, a member of the National Assembly`s Future Creation Science Broadcasting Communication Committee. Kim Seong-tae, a member of Future Creation Science Broadcasting Communication Committee, said the free self-help system is an alternative to telecom cost savings. However, Mr. Koh said, "It is necessary to discuss the problem because the mobile phone cannot be disconnected (communication cost reduction).”
Meanwhile, manufacturers are struggling to cope with this issue. "If the government calls for a social debate mechanism, it will be difficult to mention as there is no concrete material yet (Government), there are difficulties in realizing if there is a drop in the shipment, and marketing expenses are different in each country "said several manufacturing experts. "Even if the company fully self-sufficiency, it will not know whether the competition between manufacturers will cause a drop in the number of mobile phone, or whether the burden of purchasing handsets will increase because the carrier subsidy is lost." They also claimed.
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Lee Gye-ho, chairman of the economic second division of the National Planning Commission on June 25, said in a telephone conversation with the Digital Times, "If we form a social debate mechanism (a manufacturer), it would be natural for us to come together. We will talk about the disclosure announcement that has been continuously demanded, and the disclosure of the price comparison between overseas and domestic mobile phones. He also added, "We will revise the necessary laws if determined here."
The National Planning Commission has raised the discount rate of 20% to 25%, which is equivalent to the subsidy on June 22, and provides additional reduction of KRW 10,000 per month for the vulnerable class, announced plans to reduce mobile costs. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that mobile phone makers should join efforts to reduce mobile cost burden, mainly by three mobile operators and civic groups.
It is argued that most consumers should discuss methods to reduce the mobile phone price burden in the situation where consumers recognize the entire amount specified in the mobile fee bill as ‘communication fee’. Currently, the communication bill includes not only communication service charges but also terminal charging and supplementary service charges.
Yeoido parliamentary debate on the telecom policy debate poured out such claims on June 23. SK Telecom CEO Lee Sang-hon claimed, "Among the 60,000 bills we charge for bills, only KRW 33,000 is used for mobile fee services. Consumers perceive the whole as ‘communication costs’. Consumers buy the mobile phone at a cost of KRW 1 million every two years. In the case of discussing the reduction of the mobile cost burden, only 50% of the total (communication service) Is too important. "
Kim Chung-sung, managing director of KT CR Planning Office, said, "One of the major reasons for the burden of the mobile cost is the cost of the mobile phone. It is necessary to propose a plan so that the mobile phone maker can reasonably adjust the consumer terminal burden."
Ahn Jin-gol, a head of participation solidarity said, "As a result of the survey, it is important to lower the price of the mobile phones as the mobile cost is 56.4% and the price of the mobile phone is 37.5%. We should also participate in social debates and discussions later."
It was demanded to introduce a `fully self-supporting system` in this process, that completely separates mobile services and phone distribution. Lee Joo-hong, general secretary of the Green Consumers Union, said, "Now that the bill is included, the consumer is obliged to recognize that the entire cost is high. In the future, we have to go to the side that we choose.”
Hwang Seong-wook, a vice chairman of the Korean Association of Terrestrial Communication Operators, claimed, "The disruption in the mobile phone market has been caused by the combination of handsets and communication services.”
"I think that it is the right direction for many of the Democratic ministers to compete with each other for communication, and for terminals to compete with each other," said Koh Young-jin, a member of the National Assembly`s Future Creation Science Broadcasting Communication Committee. Kim Seong-tae, a member of Future Creation Science Broadcasting Communication Committee, said the free self-help system is an alternative to telecom cost savings. However, Mr. Koh said, "It is necessary to discuss the problem because the mobile phone cannot be disconnected (communication cost reduction).”
Meanwhile, manufacturers are struggling to cope with this issue. "If the government calls for a social debate mechanism, it will be difficult to mention as there is no concrete material yet (Government), there are difficulties in realizing if there is a drop in the shipment, and marketing expenses are different in each country "said several manufacturing experts. "Even if the company fully self-sufficiency, it will not know whether the competition between manufacturers will cause a drop in the number of mobile phone, or whether the burden of purchasing handsets will increase because the carrier subsidy is lost." They also claimed.
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