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SKD WIREPartly True
A proposed rule requiring South Korean mobile carriers to notify subscribers of their optimal tariff plan is likely to take the form of mandatory disclosure for the first six months of a contract and again at the one-year mark, according to the direction now considered the leading candidate for the policy.
The 'first 6 months plus 1 year' structure has emerged as the most likely framework for the optimal rate plan notification requirement. Under this approach, carriers would be obligated to inform customers of better-suited tariff options at two points: after the initial six months of subscription and upon reaching one year.
The measure is aimed at addressing long-standing complaints that subscribers remain on outdated or overpriced plans because carriers have no obligation to point out cheaper alternatives. The exact scope of the obligation — including how the notification would be delivered and what happens when a better plan exists — remains unconfirmed.
Key questions, including whether the disclosure would apply uniformly across all subscriber types and what form the notification must take, have not been finalized. The timing of any formal announcement is also not yet settled.
The proposal continues to be discussed as part of broader efforts to improve transparency in the telecom tariff market, but the remaining details — and the final sign-off — are still pending.
For now, the 'first 6 months plus 1 year' notification framework is the leading candidate, though not yet a done deal — a characterization that makes the claim Partly True.
Verdict: Partly True