**Exhibit 15.3****TelecommunicationsBusiness Act**       Wholly amended By 1991 ·8·10 Act No. 4394     Amended By 1991 ·12·14 Act No. 4439     Amended By 1991 ·12·14 Act No. 4441     Amended By 1995 ·1· 5 Act No. 4861     Amended By 1995 ·1· 5 Act No. 4903     Amended By 1996 ·12·30 Act No. 5220     Amended By 1997 ·8·28 Act No. 5385     Amended By 1998 ·9·17 Act No. 5564     Amended By 1999 ·2· 8 Act No. 5835     Amended By 1999 ·5·24 Act No. 5986     Amended By 2000 ·1·28 Act No. 6230     Amended By 2001 ·1· 8 Act No. 6346     Amended By 2001 ·1·16 Act No. 6360     Amended By 2002 ·1·14 Act No. 6602     Amended By 2002 ·2· 4 Act No. 6656     Amended By 2002 ·12·26 Act No. 6822     Amended By 2004 ·2· 9 Act No. 7165
 

 
         Amended By 2005 ·3·31 Act No. 7428 Amended By 2005 ·3·31 Act No. 7445 Amended By 2005 ·12·29 Act No. 7796 Amended By 2006 ·3·24 Act No. 7916 Amended By 2007 ·1· 3 Act No. 8198 Amended By 2007 ·1·26 Act No. 8289 Amended By 2007 ·3·29 Act No. 8324 Amended By 2007 ·5·11 Act No. 8425 **CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS****Article 1 (Purpose)**The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the promotion of public welfare by encouragingsound development of telecommunications business and ensuring convenience to the users oftelecommunications service through proper management of such business.**Article 2 (Definitions)**
 

 
(1) For the purpose of this Act, <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5385,Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998>1.the term “telecommunications business operator” means a person who providestelecommunications service with holding a license or making a registration or report underthis Act;2.the term “user” means a person who has made a contract for the use of anytelecommunications service with the telecommunications business operator in order toreceive a provision of telecommunications service; and3.the term “universal service” means the basic telecommunications service which any usermay receive at reasonable fees anytime and anywhere.(2) The terms used in this Act shall be the same as defined in the “Framework Act onTelecommunications”, except for those defined in paragraph (1) above. <Amended byAct No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>**Article 3 (Duty of Providing Services, etc.)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall not refuse to provide anytelecommunications service, without justifiable reasons.(2) A telecommunications business operator shall guarantee the fairness, speediness andaccuracy in performing his business.(3) A fee for telecommunications service shall be reasonably fixed so as to ensure a smoothdevelopment of telecommunications business and to provide the users with convenient anddiverse telecommunications services in the fair and inexpensive manner.
 

 
**Article 3-2 (Universal Service)**(1) All telecommunications business operators shall have the obligation to provideuniversal service or to replenish the losses incurred by such provisions. <Amended byAct No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, notwithstanding the provisions ofparagraph (1), exempt the telecommunications business operator determined by the Ordinanceof the Ministry of Information and Communication as a telecommunications business operatorfor whom an imposition of obligation under paragraph (1) is deemed inadequate in view ofthe peculiarity of telecommunications service, or the telecommunications business operatorwhose turnover of telecommunications service is less than the amount as determined by theOrdinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication within the limit of 1/100 oftotal turnover of the telecommunications services, from the relevant obligations. <NewlyInserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>(3) The details of universal service shall be determined by the Presidential Decree inconsideration of the following matters: <Amended by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.Level of the development of information and communications technology;2.Level of the dissemination of telecommunications service;3.Public interest and safety;4.Promotion of social welfare; and
 

 
5.Acceleration of informatization.(4) To ensure that universal services are provided in an efficient and reliable manner, theMinister of Information and Communication may designate a telecommunications operatorproviding universal services in accordance with the standards and procedures prescribed bythe Presidential Decree, which consider, among others, the business volume, quality, andfee level of universal services and the technical capability of the telecommunicationsoperator. <Amended by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(5) The Minister of Information and Communication may allocate the losses resulting fromthe provision of universal services to the telecommunications operator, based on itsrevenue in accordance with the methods and procedures prescribed in the PresidentialDecree. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998]     **CHAPTER II TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS**          **SECTION 1 General Provisions****Article 4 (Classification, etc. of Telecommunications Business)**(1) The telecommunications businesses shall be classified into a key communicationsbusiness, a specific communications business and a value-added communications business.<Amended by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>
 

 
(2) The key communications business shall be the business to install telecommunicationsline facilities, and thereby provide telecommunications services such as telegraph andtelephone service (hereinafter referred to as the “key telecommunications services”), whosetypes and contents are determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication, in consideration of impacts on the public interest and national industriesand the necessity for stable provision of services. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30,1996>(3) The specific communications business shall correspond to one of the followingsubparagraphs: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>1.Business which provides a key telecommunications service by making use oftelecommunications line facilities, etc. of a person who has obtained a license for keycommunications business under Article 5 (hereinafter referred to as a “keycommunications business operator”); and2.Business which installs the telecommunications facilities in the premises as determinedby the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication, and provides atelecommunications service therein by making use of the said facilities.(4) The value-added communications business shall be the business which leasestelecommunications line facilities from a key communications business operator, andprovides a telecommunications business service other than the key telecommunicationsservices under paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as the “value-added communicationsservice”). <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995]
 

 
          **SECTION 2 Key Communications Business****Article 5 (License etc. of Key Communications Business Operator)**(1) A person who intends to run a key communications business shall obtain a license fromthe Minister of Information and Communication. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30,1996>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to granta license under paragraph (1), go through a deliberation by the Information andCommunications Policy Deliberation Council under Article 44-2 of the “Framework Act onTelecommunications”: Provided, That this shall not apply to the licence of minorbusiness as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication.<Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No.8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in granting a license underparagraph (1), comprehensively examine the matters falling under each of the followingsubparagraphs: <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>1.Propriety of the plans for providing the key telecommunications services;2.Appropriateness of the size of telecommunications facilities;3.Financial and technical capability;
 

 
4.Actual results of technical developments related to key telecommunications services to beprovided;5.Technical development plans related to key telecommunications services;6.Support plans for technical developments for promoting telecommunications; and7.Other necessary matters for the performance of business.(4) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth the detailed examinationcriteria by examining item under paragraph (3), period for license and outline ofapplication for license, and make a public announcement thereof. <Amended by Act No.5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(5) In the event of granting a license for key communications business pursuant toparagraph (1), the Minister of Information and Communication may attach certain conditionsnecessary to promote fair competition, protect users, improve service quality, andefficiently use the information and communication resources. <Amended by Act No. 5220,Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(6) A person subject to a license under paragraph (1) shall be limited to a juristicperson.(7) Procedures for a license under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall bedetermined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. <Amendedby Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995]**Article 5-2 (Reasons for Disqualification for License)**
 

 
Persons falling under each of the following subparagraphs shall not be entitled to obtainthe license for a key communications business as referred to in Article 5:1.The State or local governments;2.Foreign governments or foreign corporations; and3.Corporations whose stocks are owned by foreign governments or foreigners in excess of therestrictions on stock possessions as referred to in Article 6 (1).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 6 (Restrictions on Stock Possessions of Foreign Governments or Foreigners)**(1) The stocks of a key communications business operator (limited to the voting stocks, andincluding the stock equivalents with voting rights, such as stock depositary receipts, etc.and investment equities; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall not be owned in excess of49/100 of the gross number of issued stocks, when adding up all of those owned by theforeign governments or foreigners.(2) A corporation whose largest stockholder is a foreign government or a foreigner(including a specially-related person as referred to in subparagraph 3 of Article 36 ofthe “Securities and Exchange Act”; hereinafter the same shall apply), and when not lessthan 15/100 of the gross number of its issued stocks are owned by the said foreigngovernment or foreigner (hereinafter referred to as the “fictitious corporation offoreigners”), it shall be regarded as a foreigner. <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3,2007>
 

 
(3) A corporation that owns less than 1/100 of the gross number of stocks issued by a keycommunications business operator shall not be regarded as a foreigner, even if it isequipped with the requirements as referred to in paragraph (2).[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 6-2 (Grounds for Disqualifying Officers)**(1) Any person falling under each of the following subparagraphs shall be disqualified toserve as an officer of any key communications business operator: <Amended by Act No.7428, Mar. 31, 2005; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.A minor, an incompetent or a quasi-incompetent;2.A person who has yet to be reinstated after having been declared bankrupt;3.A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment without prison labor or a heavierpunishment on charges of violating this Act, the “Framework Act onTelecommunications”, the “Radio Waves Act” or the “Act on Promotion ofInformation and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.”and for whom three years have yet to pass from the date on which the execution of thesentence is terminated (including a case where the execution of the sentence is deemed tobe terminated) or the execution of the sentence is exempted;4.A person who is in a stay period after having been sentenced to a stay of the executionof the imprisonment without prison labor or a heavier punishment on charges of violatingthis Act, the “Framework Act on Telecommunications”, the “Radio Waves Act”or the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization
 

 
and Information Protection, etc.;5.A person who has been sentenced to a fine on charges of violating this Act, the“Framework Act on Telecommunications”, the “Radio Waves Act” or the“Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and InformationProtection, etc.” and for whom three years have yet to pass from the date of suchsentence; and6.A person who has been subject to a disposition taken to revoke his permission inaccordance with Article 15 (1), a disposition taken to revoke his registration inaccordance with Article 28 (1) or an order given in accordance with paragraph (2)of the same Article to discontinue his business and for whom three years have yet to passfrom the date of such disposition or order.In the case of a corporation, the person refersto the person who commits the act of causing the disposition to revoke permission, thedisposition to revoke registration or the order to discontinue business, and itsrepresentative.(2) In the event that any officer is found to fall under each subparagraph of paragraph (1)or is found to fall under each subparagraph of paragraph (1) at the time that he isselected and appointed as an officer, he shall rightly resign from the office.(3) Any act in which any officer has been involved prior to his resignation under paragraph(2) shall not lose its legal efficacy.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002]**Article 6-3 (Examination of Public Interest Nature of Stock Acquisition, etc. by Key CommunciationsBusiness Operator)**(1) The Public Interest Nature Examination Committee (hereinafter referred to as the“Committee”) shall be established in the Ministry of
 

 
Information and Communication in order to make an examination regarding whether or not whatfalls under each of the following subparagraphs impedes the public interests as prescribedby the Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as the “examination of public interestnature”), such as the national safety guarantee and maintenance of public peace and order,etc.: <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Where the principal comes to own not less than 15/100 of the gross number of stocksissued by a key communications business operator, when adding up those owned by thespecially-related person as referred to in subparagraph 3 of Article 36 of the“Securities and Exchange Act” (hereinafter referred to as the “specially-relatedperson”);2.Where the largest stockholder of a key communications business operator is altered;3.Where a key communications business operator or any stockholder of a key communicationsbusiness operator concludes a contract for important management matters as prescribed bythe Presidential Decree, such as the appointment and dismissal of executives and thetransfer or takeover, etc. of business of the relevant key communications businessoperator, with a foreign government or a foreigner; and4.Other cases as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, where there exists a change in thestockholders who have de facto management rights of a key communications business operator.(2) Where a key communications business operator or any stockholder of a key communicationsbusiness operator comes to fall under each of subparagraphs of paragraph (1), he shall filea report thereon with the Minister of Information and Communication within seven days fromthe time when such a fact took place.
 

 
(3) Where a key communications business operator or any stockholder of a key communicationsbusiness operator is to come to fall under each of subparagraphs of paragraph (1), he may,prior to the said situation, request the Minister of Information and Communication to makean examination as referred to in paragraph (1).(4) Where the Minister of Information and Communication has received a report as referredto in paragraph (2) or a request for examination as referred to in paragraph (3), he shallrefer it to the Committee.(5) Where the Minister of Information and Communication judges that there exists a dangerof impeding the public interests by the cases falling under each of subparagraphs ofparagraph (1) in view of the result of examination as referred to in paragraph (1), he mayorder the alteration of contract detail and suspension of its implementation, thesuspension of exercise of voting rights, or the sale of relevant stocks.(6) The report as referred to in paragraph (2) or (3), or the scope of key communicationsbusiness operators to be examined, the procedures for reports and examinations and othernecessary matters shall be stipulated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 6-4 (Composition and Operation, etc. of Public Interest Nature Examination Committee)**(1) The Committee shall consist of not less than five but not more than ten membersincluding one Chairman.
 

 
(2) The Chairman shall be the Vice Minister of Information and Communication, and themembers shall be the persons commissioned by the Chairman from among the public officialsranking Grade III of related central administrative agencies or the public officials ingeneral service who belong to the Senior Executive Service as prescribed by thePresidential Decree, and those falling under each of the following subparagraphs:<Amended by No. 7428, Dec. 29, 2005; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Persons having profound knowledge and experiences in the information and communications;2.Persons recommended by the Government-contributed research institutes relating to thenational safety guarantee and maintenance of public peace and order;3.Persons recommended by the nonprofit non-governmental organizations as referred to inArticle 2 of the “Assistance for Nonprofit Non-Governmental Organizations Act”; and4.Other persons deemed necessary by the Chairman.(3) The Committee may conduct necessary investigations for the examination of publicinterest nature, or request the interested parties or the reference witnesses to providethe data. In such case, the relevant interested parties or the reference witnesses shallcomply with it unless they have any justifiable reasons.(4) Where the Committee deems it necessary, it may have the interested parties or thereference witnesses attend the Committee, and hear their opinions.(5) Matters necessary for the organization or operation, etc. of the Committee shall beprescribed by the Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]
 

 
**Article 7 (Restrictions, etc. on Stockholders of Excessive Possession)**(1) Where a foreign government or a foreigner has acquired the stocks in contravention ofthe provisions of Article 6 (1), no voting rights shall be exercised for the stocksunder the said excessive possession.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may order the stockholder who hasacquired stocks in contravention of the provisions of Article 6 (1), a keycommunications business operator wherein exists the said stockholder, or the stock-holderof the fictitious corporation of foreigners, to make corrections in the relevant matters,with specifying the period within the limit of six months.(3) Persons subjected to the order for corrections as referred to in paragraph (2) shallmake corrections in the relevant matters within the specified period.(4) With regard to the stockholder in contravention of the provisions of Article 6(1), a key communications business operator may refuse any renewals for the excessiveportion in the register of stockholders or of members.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 7-2 (Charge for Compelling Execution)**(1) Against the persons who were subjected to the orders as referred to in Articles6-3 (5) or 7 (2) (hereinafter referred to as the “corrective orders”) and hasfailed to comply with them within the specified period, the Minister of Information andCommunication may levy the charge for compelling the execution. In such case, the
 

 
charge for compelling the execution leviable per day shall be not more than 3/1,000 ofpurchase prices of relevant possessed stocks, but in the case not related with the stockpossession, it shall be the amount not exceeding 100 million Won.(2) The period subject to a levy of the charge for compelling the execution as referred toin paragraph (1) shall be from the day next to the date of expiration of the period set inthe corrective orders to the date of implementing the corrective orders. In such case, alevy of the charge for compelling the execution shall be made within 30 days from the daynext to the expiration date of the period set in the corrective orders, except for the casewhere there exists a special reason.(3) Provisions of Article 37-2 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the collectionof the charge for compelling the execution.(4) Matters necessary for the levy, payment, refund, etc. of the charge for compelling theexecution shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 8 (Issuance of Stocks)**A key communications business operator shall, in a case of an issuance of stocks, issue theregistered ones. <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995>**Article 9 (Obligation of Commencing Business)**(1) A key communications business operator shall install telecommunications facilities andcommence business within the period as fixed by the Minister of Information andCommunication.
 

 
<Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in case where the said businessoperator is unable to commence business within the period under paragraph (1) due to forcemajeure and other unavoidable reasons, extend the relevant period only once, upon anapplication of the key communications business operator. <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan.5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(3) Deleted. <by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998>**Article 10 (Addition of Service and Modification of License)**(1) A key communications business operator shall, in case where he intends to additionallyprovide a key communications service other than that already licensed in accordance withArticle 5, obtain a modified license for such change from the Minister ofInformation and Communication, by meeting the requirements and following the procedures asprescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication: Provided,That where a key communications business operator who provides a telephone service intendsto additionally provide a key communications service prescribed by the Ordinance of theMinistry of Information and Communication within the limit of not hampering a keycommunications service which is provided by making use of existing facilities, he shallmake a report thereon to the Minister of Information and Communication. <Amended by ActNo. 8425, May. 11, 2007>(2) Where a key communications business operator intends to modify the important mattersprescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication from among thematters
 

 
licensed under Article 5, he shall obtain a modified license from the Minister ofInformation and Communication, under the conditions as prescribed by the Ordinance of theMinistry of Information and Communication.(3) The provisions of Articles 5 (5) and Article 9 shall be applicablemutatis mutandis to a modified license for change under paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998]**Article 11 (Concurrent Operation of Business)**(1) A key communications business operator shall, in case where he intends to run abusiness falling under any of the following subparagraphs, obtain approval from theMinister of Information and Communication: Provided, That this shall not apply tocommunication operators with revenue no greater than 30 billion Korean Won. <Amended byAct No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>1. Manufacturing of communication equipment;2. Information and communications construction business (excluding telecommunicationnetwork improvement and integration business) under subparagraph 3 in Article 2 of theInformation and Communication Work Business Act; or3. Service business (excluding telecommunication network improvement and integrationbusiness) under subparagraph 6 in Article 2 of the Information and Communication WorkBusiness Act.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall grant approval under paragraph (1),in case where deemed that a key communications business operator is not likely to cause anyimpediments to the operation of telecommunications service by running a business underparagraph (1), and that it is required for the development of telecommunications.<Amended by Act No. 4903,
 

 
Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>**Article 12**Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 13 (Takeover of Business and Merger of Juristic Persons etc.)**(1) A person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall obtain authorizationfrom the Minister of Information and Communication pursuant to the Ordinance of theMinistry of Information and Communication: Provided, that, in case where the person intendsto sell telecommunications circuit installations other than such key telecommunicationscircuit installations as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication, the person shall file a report with the Minister of Information ofCommunication in accordance with the Ordinance of the Ministry and Communication.<Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1. A person who intends to take over the whole or part of a business of a keycommunications business operator;2. A person who intends to merge with a juristic person which is a key communicationsbusiness operator;3. A key communications business operator intending to sell the telecommunications circuitinstallations necessary for providing a key communications service, or4. A person who, together with his or her specially related persons, intends to hold notless than fifteen percent of the total issued and outstanding shares of a keycommunications business operator or to become the largest shareholder of a keycommunications business operator.(2) Where a key communications business operator intends to establish a juristic person inorder to provide a part of key communications services from among the plural key
 

 
communications services licensed, he shall obtain approval from the Minister of Informationand Communication, under the conditions as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry ofInformation and Communication.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to grantauthorization or approval under paragraph (1) or (2), comprehensively examine the mattersfalling under each of the following subparagraphs: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan.28, 2000; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.Appropriateness of financial and technical capability and business operationalcapability;2.Appropriateness of management of resources for information and communications, such asfrequencies and telecommunications numbers, etc.;3.Impact on the competition of key communications business;4.Impact on the protection of users; and5. Impact on the public interests, including use of telecommunications facilities andcommunication networks, efficiency of research and development, and internationalcompetitiveness of the communication industry.(4) Matters necessary for the detailed examination standards by examination items and theexamination procedures, etc. under paragraph (3) shall be fixed and publicly announced bythe Minister of Information and Communication. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28,2000>(5) A person who has taken over the business of a key communications business operator byobtaining an authorization under paragraph (1), or a juristic person surviving a merger orthat
 

 
established by a merger, or that established by obtaining an authorization under paragraph(2), shall succeed to the status which is related to a license of the relevant keycommunications business.(6) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in case where he grantsauthorization or approval under paragraph (1) or (2), attach conditions required for faircompetition and protection of users, etc. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28,2000>(7) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to grantan authorization under paragraph (1), go through a deliberation by the Information andCommunications Policy Deliberation Council under Article 44-2 of the “Framework Act onTelecommunications”, and consultation with the Fair Trade Commission. <Amended byAct No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 8198 Jan. 3, 2007>(8) The provisions of Article 5-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an authorizationunder paragraph (1) and approval under paragraph (2). <Amended by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9,2004>(9) If a person falling under subparagraph 4 in paragraph (1) fails to obtain authorizationpursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister of Information and Communication may ordersuspension of that person’s voting rights or sale of the relevant shares. <Newlyinserted by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(10) Any person who intends to obtain authorization or approval pursuant to paragraph (1)or (2) may not engage in such acts as integration of communication networks, appointment ofofficers, undertaking of business transfer or merger, performance under a facility saleagreement, or taking follow-up measures relating to incorporation, until such authorizationor approval is obtained. < Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998]
 

 
**Article 14 (Suspension, Closedown of Business)**<Amended by Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(1) A key communications business operator shall, in case where he intends to suspend ordiscontinue the whole or part of a key communications business run by him, notify the userat least 60 days prior to the intended date of suspension or discontinuance and obtainapproval from the Minister of Information and Communication of such suspension ordiscontinuance. <Amended by Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, where deemed necessary for theprotection of users in the event of suspension and/or discontinuance of the business of akey communications business operator, order the key communications business operator totake necessary actions for user protection, such as carrying out the subscriptionswitchover on behalf of the user, assume the costs, or terminate the subscription.<Amended by Act No. 8324, Mar. 29. 2007>(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where an application forapproval under paragraph (1) is made, and where deemed that suspension, discontinuance ofrelevant business is likely to harm the public interests, not grant the relevant approval.<Amended by Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995]**Article 15 (Cancellation of License, etc.)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in case where a key communicationsbusiness operator falls under any of the following subparagraphs, cancel the relevantlicense or give an
 

 
order to suspend the whole or part of business with fixing a period of no more than oneyear: <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5564,Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 5835, Feb. 8, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6360, Jan.16, 2001; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11,2007 >1.Where he has obtained a license by deceit and other illegal means;2.Where he has failed to implement the conditions under Articles 5 (5) and13 (6);3.Where he has failed to observe the orders under Article 7 (2);4.Where he has failed to commence business within the period under Article 9 (1)(in case of obtaining an extention of the period under Article 9 (2), the extendedperiod);5.Where he has failed to comply with the standardized use contract, that is authorized orreported under Article 29 (1); and6.Where he has failed to comply with an order for correction under Article 37(1) or Article65(1) without any justifiable reasons.(2) Criteria and procedures for the dispositions under paragraph (1) and other necessarymatters shall be determined by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec.30, 1996; Act No. 8324 Mar. 29, 2007>**Article 16**Deleted. <by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998>
 

 
          **SECTION 3 Deleted.****Articles 17 and 18**Deleted. <by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995>          **SECTION 4 Specific Communications Business and Value-Added Communications Business****Article 19 (Registration of Specific Communications Business Operator)**(1) A person who intends to operate a specific communications service shall register thefollowing matters with the Minister of Information and Communication (includingregistration through information and communication networks) under the conditions asdetermined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication: <Amendedby Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Financial and technical capability;2.Plans for a user protection; and3.Business plans, etc, and other matters as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry ofInformation and Communication.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, upon receipt of registration of aspecific communications business under paragraph (1), attach conditions necessary forpromotion of fair competition, protection of users, improvement of service quality,
 

 
and efficient use of information and communication resources. <Amended by Act No. 8425,May 11, 2007>(3) A person subject to the registration of specific communications business underparagraph (1) shall be limited to a juristic person.(4) Procedures and requirements for the registration under paragraph (1) and othernecessary matters shall be determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997]**Article 20**Deleted. <By Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 21 (Report, etc. of Value-Added Communications Business Operator)**A person who intends to run a value-added communications business shall report to theMinister of Information and Communication (including report through information andcommunication networks) by meeting the requirements and following the procedures asprescribed by the Presidential Decree: Provided, That this shall not apply to a keycommunications business operator which intends to run a value-added communications businessor to a small-sized value-added communications business according to the standardsprescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication in terms ofthe size of the telecommunications facilities in operation. <Amended by Act No. 5220,Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 7428, Mar. 31, 2005; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May11, 2007>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995]
 

 
**Article 22 (Modification of Registered or Reported Matters)**A person who has registered as a specific communications business operator underArticle 19 (hereinafter referred to as a “specific communications businessoperator”) or who has made a report of a value-added communications business operator underArticle 21 (hereinafter referred to as a “value-added communications businessoperator”) shall, when he intends to modify the matters as determined by the Ordinance ofthe Ministry of Information and Communication from among the relevant registered orreported matters, make in advance a modified registration or modified report to theMinister of Information and Communication (including modified registrations or modifiedreports through the information and communication networks), under the conditions asprescribed by the said Ordinance. <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997]**Article 23**Deleted. <by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995>**Articles 24 and 24-2**Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 25 (Transfer or Takeover, etc. of Business)**In case where there exists a transfer or takeover of the whole or part of a specificcommunications business or a value-added communications business, or a merger or successionof a juristic person which is a specific communications business operator or a value-addedcommunications business operator, a person who has taken over the relevant business, thejuristic person surviving the merger, the juristic person founded by the merger, or thesuccessor shall make the report thereon to the Minister of Information and Communication(including report through the information and
 

 
communication networks) by meeting the requirements and following the procedures asdetermined by the Ordinance of Ministry of Information and Communication. <Amended byAct No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; ActNo. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>**Article 26 (Succession of Business)**In case where there have existed a transfer or takeover of a specific communicationsbusiness or a value-added communications business, a merger of a juristic person which is avalue-added communications business operator, or a succession of a value-addedcommunications business, under Article 25, a person who has taken over thebusiness, a juristic person surviving a merger, a juristic person founded by a merger or asuccessor shall succeed to the status of a former specific communications business operatoror a value-added communications business operator. <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5,1995; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>**Article 27 (Suspension or Closedown, etc. of Business)**(1) A specific communications business operator or a value-added communications businessoperator shall, in case where he intends to suspend or close down the whole or part of hisbusiness, notify the relevant contents to the users of relevant services, and reportthereon to the Minister of Information and Communication (including report through theinformation and communication networks) not later than thirty days prior to the slated dateof the relevant suspension or closedown. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; ActNo. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(2) Where a juristic person which is a specific communications business operator or avalue-added communications business
 

 
operator is dissolved for reasons other than a merger, a relevant liquidator (referred to atrustee in a bankruptcy, when it is dissolved by bankruptcy) shall report thereon withoutdelay to the Minister of Information and Communication (including report through theinformation and communication networks). <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; ActNo. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>**Article 28 (Cancellation of Registration and Order for Closedown of Business)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication may, when a specific communicationsbusiness operator falls under any of the following subparagraphs, cancel his registration,or suspend his business by specifying the period of not more than one year: Provided, Thatwhen he falls under subparagraph 1, the Minister of Information and Communication shallcancel his registration: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5564,Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 5835, Feb. 8, 1999; Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan.28, 2000; Act No. 6360, Jan. 16, 2001; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3,2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.Where he makes a registration by deceit and other illegal means;2.Where he fails to commence business within one year from the date on which a registrationwas made under Article 19 (1), or continually suspends business operation for notless than one year;3.Where he fails to implement the conditions under Article 19 (2);4.Deleted; <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>
 

 
5.Where he fails to comply with an order for correction under Article 37 (1) or Article65 (1) without any justifiable reasons;6. Deleted, <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>7. Deleted, <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, when a value-added communicationsbusiness operator falls under any of the following subparagraphs, issue an order to him fora closedown of business or for a suspension of business by specifying a period of not morethan one year: Provided, That where he falls under subparagraph 1, the said Minister shallissue an order to him for a closedown of business: <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan 5,1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 5835, Feb. 8, 1999;Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6360, Jan. 16, 2001; ActNo. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.Where he makes a report by deceit and other illegal means;2.Where he fails to commence the business within one year from the reporting date underArticle 21, or suspend the business operation for not less than one year;3.Deleted; <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>4.Where he fails to comply with a correction order under Article 37(1) or Article65 (1) without any justifiable reasons; and5. Deleted, <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(3) Criteria and procedures for dispositions taken under paragraph (1) or (2) and othernecessary matters shall be determined by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No.5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>
 

 
     **CHAPTER III TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE****Article 29 (Report, etc. of Standardized Use Contract)**(1) A key communications business operator shall set forth the fees and other terms for useby service with respect to the telecommunications service which he intends to provide(hereinafter referred to as the “standardized use contract”), and report thereon (includinga modified report) to the Minister of Information and Communication: Provided, That in acase of a key communications service whose size of business and market share correspond tothe standards as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication, it shall obtain an authorization of the Minister of Information andCommunication (including a modified authorization). <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5,1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(2) Deleted. <by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall authorize the standardized usecontract pursuant to the proviso of paragraph (1), if it falls under the criteria of any ofthe following subparagraphs: <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 8425, May11, 2007>1.Fees for telecommunications services have been determined in reasonable consideration ofsupply costs, profits, costs and profits by service, cost-saving factors, based on themethod of providing the services, and impact on fair competition environment.
 

 
2.Deleted; <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>3.Matters concerning the responsibility of key communications business operators andrelevant users, cost-sharing methods concerning the installation work of telecommunicationsfacilities and other works shall not be unfairly adverse to the user;4.Forms of use of telecommunications line facilities by other telecommunications businessoperators or users shall not be unduly restricted;5.Undue discriminatory treatments shall not be made to specific persons; and6.Matters on securing the important communications under Article 55 shall be inconsideration of efficient performance of national functions.(4) Deleted; <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(5) The standardized use contract under paragraph (1) shall be applicable with respect touse of telecommunications line facilities, in case where a specific communications businessoperator or a value-added communications business operator makes use of telecommunicationsline facilities of a key communications business operator. <Amended by Act No. 5385,Aug. 28, 1997>(6) A person who intends to file a report (including a modified report) or obtainauthorization (including modified authorization) on the standardized use contract fortelecommunication service under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Minister of Informationand Communication the materials showing the basis for calculation of telecommunicationservice fees (including, in case of modification, a table comparing the old and new fees),including the subscription fee, basic fee, usage fee, additional service fee, and actualexpenses. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>
 

 
**Article 30 Deleted <by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>****Article 31**Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 32 (Reduction or Exemption of Fees)**A key communications business operator may reduce or exempt the fees for telecommunicationsservice for purposes of national security, disaster relief, social welfare, public interestand other purposes as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 8425,May 11, 2007>**Article 32-2 (Restriction on Use by Others)**No person shall intermediate other’s communications or provide for other’s communicationsby making use of telecommunications services provided by a telecommunications businessoperator: Provided, That the same shall not apply to the case falling under any of thefollowing subparagraphs: <Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>1.Where it is needed to ensure the prevention and rescue from disaster, traffic andcommunication, and the supply of electricity, and to maintain order in a national emergencysituation;2.Where telecommunications services are incidentally rendered to clients while running abusiness other than the telecommunications
 

 
business;3.Where it is allowed to use on a trial basis for the purpose of developing and marketingtelecommunications facilities, such as terminal devices, etc. which enable to use thetelecommunications services;4.Where any user permits any third party to use to the extent that the latter does not userepeatedly; and5.Where it is necessary for the public interests or where the business runby any telecommunications business operator is not impeded, which isprescribed by the Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]<This Article was amended by Act No. 6822 on December 26, 2002 following thedecision of unconstitutionality by the Constitutional Court which had beenmade on May 30, 2002>**Article 32-3**Deleted. <by Act No. 6602, Jan. 14, 2002>**Article 32-4 (Use of Transmission or Line Equipment, etc.)**(1) The composite cable TV business operator, transmission network business operator, orrelay cable broadcasting business operator under the “Broadcasting Act” may providethe transmission or line equipment or the cable broadcasting equipment possessed under theconditions as prescribed by the Presidential Decree to the key communications businessoperators. <Amended by Act No. 6346,
 

 
Jan. 8, 2001; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(2) The composite cable TV business operator, transmission network business operator, orrelay cable broadcasting business operator under the “Broadcasting Act” shall, whenhe intends to provide value-added communications services by making use of the transmissionor line equipments or cable broadcasting equipments, make a report thereon to the Ministerof Information and Communication pursuant to Article 21. <Amended by Act No.6346, Jan. 8, 2001; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(3) The provisions of Articles 33-5 through 37 and 38 shall beapplicable mutatis mutandis to the transmission or line equipment or cable broadcastingfacilities under paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 6346,Jan. 8, 2001>(4) The provisions of Article 25 (2) through (6) of the “Framework Act onTelecommunications” shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to the offer of services underparagraph (2). <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 33 (Protection of Users)**(1) Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>(2) A telecommunications business operator shall take a prompt measure on the reasonableopinions or dissatisfactions raised by the users with respect to the telecommunicationsservice. In this case, if it is difficult to take a prompt measure, he shall notify theusers of the reasons thereof and the schedule for measures.
 

 
(3) Compensations for the damages incurred by the occurrence of reasons causing theopinions or dissatisfactions under paragraph (2) and by the delay of relevant measuresshall be made pursuant to Article 33-2. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30,1996>**Article 33-2 (Compensation for Damages)**A telecommunications business operator shall make compensations when he inflicts anydamages on the users in the course of providing telecommunications services: Provided, Thatif such damages are the results of force majeure, or of intent or negligence of the users,the relevant liability for compensations shall be reduced or exempted.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 33-3 (Procedure for Compensating Damages and Filing Application for Ruling)**(1) In compensating any damage under Article 33-2, consultations shall be made withthe recipient of the compensation for such damage. <Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26,2002>(2) If the consultations on the compensation for damages under paragraph (1) have not beenmade or are unable to be made, the parties concerned may file an application for mediationwith the Korea Communications Commission under Article 37 of the “Framework Act onTelecommunications” (the “Korea Communications Committee”) for a ruling thereon.<Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]
 

 
     **CHAPTER IV PROMOTION OF COMPETITION AMONG THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS****Article 33-4 (Promotion of Competition)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall exert efforts to construct anefficient competition system and to promote fair competitive environments, in thetelecommunications services.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall conduct annual evaluations of thecompetition status of key communication businesses in order to establish competitionpolicies designed to establish an efficient competition system and to promote theenvironment for fair competition as set forth in paragraph (1).(3) Specific evaluation standards, procedures, and methods for the competition statusevaluation under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry ofInformation and Communication.[Wholly amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007]**Article 33-5 (Provision of Telecommunications Facilities)**(1) A key communications business operator may, upon receipt of a request for the provisionof telecommunications facilities from other key communications business operator, providethe telecommunications facilities by concluding an agreement with him.(2) A key communications business operator falling under any of the following subparagraphsshall, upon receipt of a request under
 

 
paragraph (1), provide the telecommunications facilities by concluding an agreement,notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1): <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan.8, 2001>1.A key communications business operator who possesses the equipments which areindispensable for other telecommunications business operators in providing thetelecommunications services; and2.A key communications business operator whose business scale and market shares, etc. ofkey telecommunications services are equivalent to the criteria as determined by theOrdinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth and publicly notify thescope of telecommunications facilities, the conditions, procedures and methods for theprovision of facilities, and the standards for calculation of prices under paragraphs (1)and (2). In this case, the scope of telecommunications facilities to be provided underparagraph (2) shall be determined in view of the demand for telecommunications facilitiesby the key communications business operators falling under each subparagraph of the sameparagraph. <Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>(4) A key communications business operator in receipt of provisions of thetelecommunications facilities may install the apparatus enhancing the efficiency of therelevant facilities, within the limit necessary for the provision of the licensedtelecommunications services.(5) The Minister of Information and Communication shall go through a deliberation of theKorea Communications Commission, in case where he intends to set forth the standards underparagraph (3). <Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]
 

 
**Article 33-6 (Joint Utilization of Subscriber’s Lines)**(1) A key communications business operator shall, in case where other telecommunicationsbusiness operators as determined and publicly noticed by the Minister of Information andCommunication have made a request for a joint utilization with respect to the linesinstalled in the section from the exchange facilities directly connected with the users tothe users (hereafter in this Article, referred to as the “subscriber’s lines”), allow it.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth and publicly notify thescope of joint utilization of the subscriber’s lines under paragraph (1), its conditions,procedures and methods, and the standards for calculation of prices.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to setforth the criteria under paragraph (2), go through the deliberation of the KoreaCommunications Commission.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001]**Article 33-7 (Joint Utilization of Radio Communications Facilities)**(1) A key communications business operator may, upon receipt of a request for the jointutilization of radio communications facilities (hereinafter referred to as the “jointutilization”) from other key communications business operators, allow it by concluding anagreement. In this case, the prices for the joint utilization among the key communicationsbusiness operators as set forth and publicly notified by the Minister of Information andCommunication shall be computed and settled accounts by a fair and reasonable means.
 

 
(2) The key communications business operators as determined and publicly notified by theMinister of Information and Communication shall, upon receipt of a request for the jointutilization from other key communications business operators as determined and publiclynotified by the Minister of Information and Communication, allow it by concluding anagreement, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), in order to enhance theefficiency of the telecommunications business and to protect the users.(3) The standard for computing the prices for joint utilization under the latter part ofparagraph (1) and its procedures and payment methods, etc., and the standard for the scopeof joint utilization, its conditions, procedures and methods, and the computation ofprices, etc. under paragraph (2) shall be determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry ofInformation and Communication after going through the deliberation of the KoreaCommunications Commission. <Amended by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(4) Deleted. <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001]**Article 34 (Interconnection)**(1) A telecommunications business operator may allow the interconnection by concluding anagreement, upon a request from other telecommunications business operators for aninterconnection of telecommunications facilities.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth and publicly notify thescope of interconnections of telecommunications facilities, the conditions, procedures andmethods, and the standards for calculation of prices under paragraph (1).
 

 
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), the key communicationbusiness operators falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall allow theinterconnection by concluding an agreement, upon receipt of a request under paragraph (1):1.A key communications business operator who possesses such facilities as are indispensablefor a provision of telecommunications services by other telecommunications businessoperators; and2.A key telecommunications business operator whose business size of key communicationsservices and the ratio of market shares are compatible with the standards as determined bythe Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication.(4) The Minister of Information and Communication shall go through a deliberation of theKorea Communications Commission, in case where he intends to set forth the standards underparagraph (2).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 34-2 (Prices of Interconnection)**(1) Prices for using the interconnection shall be calculated by a fair and proper means anddeducted from each other’s accounts. The detailed standards for such calculation, theirprocedures and methods shall be governed by the standards of Article 34 (2).(2) A key communications business operator may deduct the prices for interconnection fromeach other’s accounts under the conditions as prescribed by the standards under Article34 (2), if he suffers any disadvantages due to the causes of no liability on his part,in the method of interconnection, the quality of connected conversations, or the provisionof information required for interconnection, etc.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]
 

 
**Article 34-3 (Joint Use, etc. of Telecommunications Facilities)**(1) A key communications business operator may allow an access to or a joint use of thetelecommunications equipment or facilities by concluding an agreement, upon receipt of arequest from other telecommunications business operators for an access to or a joint use ofthe telecommunications equipment or facilities such as pipes, cables, poles, or stations ofthe relevant key communications business operator, for the establishment or operation offacilities required for interconnection of telecommunications facilities.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth, and make a public noticeof, the scope, conditions, procedures and methods for an access to or a joint use oftelecommunications equipment or facilities, and the standards for computation of pricesunder paragraph (1).(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), a key communications business operatorfalling under any of the following subparagraphs shall allow an access to or a joint use ofthe telecommunications equipment or facilities under paragraph (1) by concluding anagreement, upon a receipt of request under paragraph (1):1.A key communications business operator who possesses such facilities as are indispensablefor a provision of telecommunications services by other telecommunications businessoperators; and2.A key telecommunications business operator whose business size of key telecommunicationsservices and the ratio of market shares are compatible with the standards as determined bythe Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication.
 

 
(4) The Minister of Information and Communication shall go through a deliberation of theKorea Communications Commission, in case where he intends to set forth the standards underparagraph (2).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 34-4 (Provision of Information)**(1) A key communications business operator may provide requested information by concludingan agreement, upon a receipt of request from other telecommunications business operatorsfor a provision of information related to technological information or the user’s personalmatters which are required for a provision of telecommunications facilities,interconnection, or joint use, etc. and imposition and collection of fees and a guide tothe telecommunications number. <Amended by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth, and make a public noticeof, the scope, conditions, procedures and methods for a provision of information, and thestandards for computation of prices under paragraph (1).(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), a key communications business operatorfalling under any of the following subparagraphs shall provide the requested information byconcluding an agreement, upon a receipt of request under paragraph (1):1.A key communications business operator who possesses such facilities as are indispensablefor a provision of telecommunications services by other telecommunications businessoperators; and2.A key communications business operator whose business size of key telecommunicationsservices and the ratio of market shares are
 

 
compatible with the standards as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Informationand Communication.(4) A key communications business operator under paragraph (3) shall set forth thetechnical standards required for a use by other telecommunications business operators orusers by means of a connection of a monitor and other telecommunications equipment on therelevant telecommunications facilities, the standards for use and provision, and otherstandards required for a creation of fair competitive environments, and make a publicnotice thereof by obtaining approval from the Minister of Information and Communication.(5) The Minister of Information and Communication shall go through a deliberation of theKorea Communications Commission, when determining the standards under paragraph (2), orgranting approval under paragraph (4).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 34-5 (Prohibition of Information Diversion)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall not divulge any information concerning anindividual user which has been obtained due to a provision of his own service, a provisionof telecommunications facilities, or an interconnection: Provided, That the same shall notapply, when there exists the consent of the principal or the case under a lawful procedurepursuant to the provisions of the Acts.(2) A telecommunications business operator shall use the information obtained underArticle 34-4 within the context of purposes thereof, and may not use it unjustly,or provide it to the third parties.
 

 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 34-6 (Report, etc. of Agreement on Interconnection, etc.)**(1) A key communications business operator shall conclude an agreement under Article33-5 (1) and (2), the former part of 33-7 (1), 34 (1), 34-3 (1) or 34-4 (1) and reportit to the Korea Communications Commission within ninety days unless there exist any specialreasons, upon receipt of a request from other telecommunications business operators for aprovision, a joint utilization, an interconnection or a joint use, etc. oftelecommunications facilities, or a provision of information. The same applies in the caseof a change or abolition of the agreement. <Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001; ActNo. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(2) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (1), in case of an agreement in which a keycommunications business operator under the latter part of Article 33-7 (1),Articles 33-7 (2), 34 (3), 34-3 (3) and 34-4 (3) is a partyconcerned, an authorization of the Korea Communications Commission shall be obtained.<Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(3) The agreement under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall meet the standards which are publiclynotified by the Minister of Information and Communication under Articles 33-5 (3),33-7 (3), 34 (2), 34-3 (2), or 34-4 (2). <Amended by ActNo. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>(4) The Korea Communications Commission may, if any application for authorization referredto in paragraph (2) needs supplemented, order such application for authorizationsupplemented for a fixed period. <Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>
 

 
(5) The agreement under Articles 34-3 (1) and 34-4 (1) may be concluded byan inclusion in the agreement under Article 34 (1).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 35 (Application for Ruling, etc.)**(1) A telecommunications business operator may make an application to the KoreaCommunications Commission for a ruling under Article 40-2 of the Framework Act onTelecommunications, when the agreement between the telecommunications businessoperators on a provision and joint utilization of telecommunications facilities, aninterconnection, or a joint use, etc. or a furnishing of information is not concludedwithin the period specified by Article 34-6 (1) or is unable to be concluded.<Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>>(2) A telecommunications business operator may make an application to the KoreaCommunications Commission for a ruling with the contents of an implementation of theagreement or a compensation for damages, when the damages occur due to the non-performanceof the agreement concerning a provision and joint utilization of telecommunicationsfacilities, an interconnection, a joint use, etc. or a furnishing of information, on thepart of other telecommunications business operators. <Amended by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8,2001>(3) through (5) Deleted. <by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]
 

 
**Article 36 (Telecommunications Number, etc.)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall formulate and enforce themanagement plan for telecommunications number, in order to make an efficient provision oftelecommunications service, and the promotion of user’s convenience and of the environmentsof fair competition among telecommunications business operators.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, when he has formulated the plansunder paragraph (1), make a public notice thereof. This shall also apply to any alterationsin the established plan.(3) A telecommunications business operator shall observe the matters publicly noticed underparagraph (2).(4) Where the Minister of Information and Communication intends to formulate or change themanagement plan for the telecommunications number under paragraph (1), he shall go inadvance through a deliberation by the Korea Communications Commission. <Newly Insertedby Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 36-2 (Accounting Adjustment)**(1) A key communications business operator shall conduct accounting according to theOrdinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication, prepare a business report forthe preceding year within three (3) months from the close of every fiscal year, and submitit to the Korea Communications Commission, , and keep related books and records.<Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, when he intends to determine thematters of accounting adjustments under
 

 
paragraph (1), go in advance through a deliberation by the Korea Communications Commissionand a consultation with the Minister of Finance and Economy. <Amended by Act No. 5564,Sep. 17, 1998>(3) The Korea Communications Commission may verify contents of any business reportsubmitted by any key communications business operator in accordance with paragraph (1).<Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(4) The Korea Communications Commission may, if it is necessary to conduct the verificationreferred to in paragraph (3), order the relevant key communications business operator tosubmit related material or launch inspection necessary to ascertain the facts. <Amendedby Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(5) The Korea Communications Commission shall, when it intends to conduct inspection inaccordance with paragraph (4), notify the relevant key communications business operator ofthe inspection plan, including the duration, reason, and subject matter of the inspection,at least seven (7) days prior to the expected inspection date. <Newly inserted by ActNo. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(6) The person who conducts inspection in accordance with paragraph (4) shall carry acertificate indicating the inspection authority and present it to the relevant person, and,at the initial visit, give the relevant person a document stating his or her name, and theduration and purpose of the visit. < Newly inserted by Act No. 8198 Jan. 3, 2007>(7) The Korea Communications Commission shall, when it verifies contents of any businessreport in accordance with paragraph (3), notify the Minister of Information andCommunication of the results of such verification. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6822, Dec.26, 2002; Act No. 8198 Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]
 

 
**Article 36-3 (Prohibited Act)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall not commit any of the following act(hereinafter referred to as “prohibited act”) which undermines or is feared to underminefair competition or users’ interests, or have other telecommunications business operatorsor the third parties commit such act: <Amended by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999; Act No.6346, Jan. 8, 2001; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8425,May 11, 2007>1.Act of unfair discriminations in a provision, a joint utilization, a joint using, aninterconnection or a joint use, etc. of telecommunications facilities, or a provision ofinformation, etc. or act of unfairly refusing a conclusion of agreement, or act ofnon-performance of the concluded agreement without any justifiable reasons;2.Act of unfairly diverting the information of other telecommunications business operatorsto his own business activities, which have been known to him in the course of a provision,a joint utilization, a joint using, an interconnection or a joint use, etc. oftelecommunications facilities, or a provision of information, etc.;3.Act of computing the fees, etc. for a use of telecommunications services, or the pricesfor a provision, a joint utilization, a joint using, an interconnection or a joint use,etc. of telecommunications facilities, or a provision of information, by unfairly itemizingthe expenses or revenues;4.Act of rendering the telecommunications services in a manner different from thestandardized use contract (only such standardized use contract as reported or authorized inaccordance with Article 29(1) shall apply), or act of rendering the telecommunications
 

 
services in a manner which significantly undermines the profits of users; and5. Deleted. <by Act No. 7916, May 24, 2006>.(2) When any person acting on behalf of any telecommunications business operator inaccordance with a contract that is concluded with the latter in entering into contractsbetween the latter and the users commits the act falling under paragraph (1) 4 or Article36-4 (1) through (6), his act shall be deemed the act committed by such telecommunicationsbusiness operator and only the provisions of Articles 37 and 37-2 shallapply to such act: Provided, That the same shall not apply to a case where the relevanttelecommunications business operator has paid reasonable attention to the prevention ofsuch act. <Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7916, May 24, 2006>(3) Necessary matters concerning categories of and standards for the prohibited actreferred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended byAct No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 36-4 (Prohibition, etc. of Support for the Cost of Purchasing Communications TerminalDevices)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall not financially support the cost ofpurchasing communications terminal devices necessary for any user to take the servicesprovided by such telecommunications business operator (including selling communicationsterminal devices at a lower price than purchasing prices or cash payment, subsidizing ofadmission fees or provision of other economic benefits, hereinafter referred to as the“support” in this Article) when such telecommunications business operator renders the keycommunications services after getting his frequencies allotted under Article 11 or12 of the Radio Waves Act:
 

 
Provided, that the same shall not apply to any of the following cases:1. where the telecommunications business operator gives support to a user whose term of thekey communications services provided by such telecommunications business operator is atleast 18 consecutive months as of the support date: Provided, that it shall be limited toonce in two years reckoning from the support date; or2. where the telecommunications business operator gives support to a user of its keycommunications services when the commencement date of provision of such key communicationservices by such telecommunications business operator does not exceed six years.(2) Any telecommunications business operator who intends to support the cost of purchasingcommunications terminal devices in accordance with the proviso clause of paragraph 1 shallset forth standards for and restrictions on, etc. such support (hereinafter referred to asthe “supporting standards”), report thereon to the Minister of Information andCommunication at least thirty days prior to the enforcement date thereof, and state suchsupporting standards in the standardized use contract, and shall not perform the support ina different way than as reported or within thirty days from the date of report.(3) A telecommunications business operator shall post up the supporting standards at thebusiness places of itself and any person acting on behalf of any telecommunicationsbusiness operator in accordance with a contract that is concluded with the latter inentering into contracts between the latter and the users, and in the event of changing suchsupporting standards unfavorable to users, it shall notify the users of such changes atleast thirty days prior to the enforcement date thereof. Upon the request of the users,the telecommunications business operator shall inform such users of their term of services,the fee history and the actual amount available for the support under the changedsupporting standards.(4) A telecommunications business operator shall not treat users who already entered into asubscription agreement and users who intend to newly enter into a subscription agreementwith
 

 
discrimination in supporting the cost of purchasing communications terminal devices withoutany justifiable reasons.(5) A specific communications business operator who provides the key communicationsservices by using the telecommunications line facilities of a telecommunications businessoperator shall comply with the supporting standards of such telecommunications businessoperator, and shall not apply any other standards which are more favorable than thesupporting standards of such telecommunications business to users subject to suchsupporting standards.(6) A telecommunications business operator shall manage all information regarding time ofadmission, support for the cost of purchasing communications terminal devices, etc. for acertain period and, upon the request for confirmation of the Korea CommunicationsCommission or other telecommunications business operator with the consent of users whethersuch users who have been supported or intend to be supported for the cost of purchasingcommunications terminal devices fall under any subparagraphs of paragraph (1), provide anyinformation necessary for such confirmation, and shall not refuse to provide or delayproviding such information or provide false information without any justifiable reasons.(7) The Minister of Information and Communication shall set forth and notify of thecalculation method of the term of services under subparagraph 1 of paragraph 1, the postingof the supporting standards and matters concerning notification of the unfavorably changedsupporting standards and the terms of services under paragraph 3, and the specific range ofthe information to be managed and the managing term and the provision method of theinformation under paragraph 6, etc.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006]
 

 
**Article 36-5 (Investigation, etc. of Facts)**(1) The Korea Communications Commission may, in case where deemed by a report oracknowledgement that there has been an act under Article 36-3 or an act whichviolates the provisions of Article 36-4 (1) through (6), have public officials belonging tothe Korea Communications Commission conduct an investigation required for verifying it.<Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006>(2) The Korea Communications Commission may, where required for the investigation underparagraph (1), have a public official employed by the Korea Communications Commission visitthe office and business place of the telecommunications business operator or a businessplace of a person who is entrusted with the affairs of the telecommunications businessoperator (where the affairs entrusted by the telecommunications business operator arerelated to those set forth in Articles 36-3 or 36-4, only the person who handles suchaffairs; the same shall apply hereinafter in this Article), and investigate the books,documents, and other records or objects of the telecommunications business operator or theentrusted party. <Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002;Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(3) In the event any investigation is to be conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), the KoreaCommunications Commission shall notify the relevant telecommunications business operator atleast seven (7) days prior to the expected date of investigation ofthe duration, purposeand subject matter of the investigation. Provided, this provision shall not apply in theevent of emergency or if there is risk that evidence will be destroyed after the priornotice and the purpose of the investigation cannot be achieved. <Newly inserted by ActNo. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(4) A person who investigates by visiting the offices or workplaces of thetelecommunications business operators, or the workplaces of the persons handling, under anentrustment, the business of telecommunications business operators, under paragraph (2)shall
 

 
carry a certificate indicating the authority, and present it to the persons concerned, andhave a related person of the office or the business place concerned participate in theinvestigation. <Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; ActNo. 8425, May 11, 2007>(5) The public official of the Korea Communications Commission who conducts investigationpursuant to paragraph (2) may order the telecommunications business operator or the personentrusted with the affairs of the telecommunications business operator to submit necessarymaterials or objects, and, if there is risk that the materials or objects submitted may bedestroyed, hidden, replaced or otherwise evidence destroyed, temporarily keep suchmaterials or objects. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(6) The Korea Communications Commission shall immediately return the materials or objectsin its custody in the event that they fall under any one of the following subparagraphs:<Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1. materials or objects deemed upon examination to be irrelevant to the investigation;or2. materials or objects no longer found to be necessary to be kept, because thepurpose of the investigation has been achieved or for other reasons.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 37 (Measures on Prohibited Acts)**(1) The Korea Communications Commission may order any telecommunication business operatorto take the measures falling under any of the following subparagraphs when it is recognizedthat the act under Article 36-3 (1) or an act which violates the provisions ofArticle 36-4 (1) through (6) has been committed: <Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17,1998; Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001; Act No.
 

 
6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7428, Mar. 31, 2005; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006>1.Separation of the supply system of telecommunications service;2.Change of internal accounting regulations, etc. concerning telecommunications service;3.Disclosure of information concerning telecommunications service;4.Conclusion, performance or change of contents of the agreement between thetelecommunications business operators;5.Change of the standardized use contract and the articles of incorporation of thetelecommunications business operators;6.Suspension of prohibited acts;7.Public announcement of a fact of receiving a correction order due to committing theprohibited acts;8.Measures necessary for restoring the violated matters due to the prohibited acts to theiroriginal status, such as the removal of telecommunications facilities which have caused theprohibited acts;9. Improvement of dealing procedures of affairs concerning telecommunications services; and10. Other matters necessary for any act under subparagraphs 1 through 9 as prescribed bythe Presidential Decree.(2) The telecommunications business operators shall execute any order issued by the KoreaCommunications Commission under paragraph (1) within the period specified by thePresidential Decree: Provided, That the Korea Communications Commission may extend therelevant period only once, if it is deemed that the
 

 
telecommunications business operators are unable to carry out the order within thespecified period due to natural disasters and other unavoidable causes. <Amended by ActNo. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(3) The Korea Communications Commission shall, before ordering the measures under paragraph(1), notify the parties concerned of the content of relevant measures, and provide themwith an opportunity to make a statement within a specified period, and may hear, wheredeemed necessary, the opinions of the interested parties: Provided, That this shall notapply when the parties concerned fail to respond without any justifiable reasons.<Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(4) In the event five (5) years have passed from the date on which the acts set forth inparagraph (1) of Article 36-3 or any acts committed in violation of paragraphs (1) through(6) of Article 36-4 have been terminated, the Korea Communications Commission shall notorder any measures under paragraph 1 or impose a penalty surcharge pursuant to Article37-2. Provided, this provision shall not apply if any completed measure or imposition ofpenalty surcharge is cancelled by court order and a new measure is to be taken pursuant tothat court order. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 37-2 (Imposition, etc. of Penalty Surcharge on Prohibited Acts)**(1) The Korea Communications Commission may, in case where there exists an act underArticle 36-3 (1) or an act which violates the provisions of Article 36-4 (1)through (6), impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 3/100 of the turnover as prescribedby the Presidential Decree on the relevant telecommunications business operator. If thetelecommunications business operator refuses to submit the data used for calculation of theamount of sales or
 

 
submits fraudulent information, the amount of sales may be estimated based on the financialstatements, the accounting documents, number of subscribers, usage fee and information onbusiness operation status of the relevant telecommunications business operator or of thosewho provide similar services in the same industry: Provided, That where there is no salesamount or it is difficult to calculate the sales amount as prescribed by the PresidentialDecree, it may impose the penalty surcharge not exceeding one billion Won. <Amended byAct No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(2) The Korea Communications Commission shall, in the event of imposing a penalty surchargeunder paragraph (1), take each of the following into consideration: <Newly inserted byAct No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007> 1. details of violation and the extent thereof  2. duration and frequency of violation  3. amount of profit gained through the violation  4. the amount of sales resulting from the prohibited activities of the breachingtelecommunications business operator.(3) A penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) shall be calculated taking paragraph (2) intoconsideration, provided the specific calculation standards and procedure shall be set bythe Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29,2007>(4) The Korea Communication Commission shall, where a person liable to pay a penaltysurcharge under paragraph (1) fails to do so within the payment deadline, collect anadditional default penalty charge at 6/100 per annum on the penalty surcharge in arrears,accruing from the day following the expiry of such payment deadline. <Newly Inserted byAct No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>
 

 
(5) The Korea Communications Commission shall, where a person liable to pay a penaltysurcharge under paragraph (1) fails to do so by the payment deadline, demand him to pay itwith fixing a period, and if he fails to pay the penalty surcharge and an additional dueunder paragraph (4) within the fixed period, collect them according to the example of adisposition taken to collect the national taxes in arrears. <Amended by Act No. 6230,Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(6) In the event the penalty surcharge imposed under paragraph (1) is to be returnedpursuant to court order, an additional refund charge at 6/100 per annum on the penaltysurcharge in arrears (accrued from the day of payment of the penalty surcharge to the dayof return thereof) shall be paid. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No.8324, Mar. 29, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998]**Article 37-3 (Relations with Other Acts)**In case where a measure is taken under Article 37 or a penalty surcharge is imposedunder Article 37-2 against the acts of a telecommunications business operator underany subparagraph of Article 36-3 (1) or any acts which violate the provisions ofArticle 36-4 (1) through (6), a corrective measure or an imposition of penalty surchargeunder the “Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act” shall not be made under the samegrounds against the same acts of the relevant business operator. <Amended by Act No.6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006]
 

 
**Article 38 (Compensation for Damages)**In case where a correction measure has been taken under Article 37 (1), a personwho is damaged by the prohibited act may claim for compensation against thetelecommunications business operator who conducted the prohibited act, and the relevanttelecommunications business operator may not shirk liability unless he can prove that therewas no malicious intention or negligence.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 38-2 (Quality Improvement of Telecommunications Services)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall endeavor to make a quality improvement ofthe telecommunications services he provides.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall devise the required policymeasures, such as an evaluation of quality of the telecommunications services, in order toimprove a quality of telecommunications services and to enhance the conveniences of users.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication may order the telecommunications businessoperator to furnish data necessary for an evaluation of quality of the telecommunicationsservices, etc. under paragraph (2).[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000]**Article 38-3 (Prior Selection Systems)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall perform the systems in which theusers may select in advance the telecommunications business operator from whom they desireto
 

 
receive the telecommunications service (hereinafter referred to as the “prior selectionsystems”). In this case, the telecommunications service shall refer to thetelecommunications service as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Informationand Communication from among the same telecommunications service provided by the pluralnumber of telecommunications business operators.(2) The telecommunications business operator shall not force the users to select in advancea specified telecommunications business operator, or commit the acts to recommend or induceby unlawful means.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication may, for the purpose of performing theprior selection systems efficiently and neutrally, designate the specialized institutesperforming the registration or alteration affairs of the prior selection (hereinafterreferred to as the “prior selection registration center”).(4) The Minister of Information and Communication shall determine and publicly notify thematters necessary for performing the prior selection systems and for the designation of theprior selection registration center and the method of dealing with its affairs, etc., bygoing through the deliberation of the Korea Communications Commission.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001]**Article 38-4 (Mobility of Numbers)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in order that the users are able tomaintain their previous telecommunications numbers despite of the changes of thetelecommunications business operators, etc., devise and perform the plans for mobility oftelecommunications numbers (hereafter in this Article, referred to as
 

 
the “plans for mobility of numbers”).(2) The plans for mobility of numbers shall contain the contents falling under any of thefollowing subparagraphs:1.Kinds of services subject to the mobility of telecommunications numbers;2.Time for introduction by service subject to the mobility of telecommunications numbers;and3.Matters on sharing the expenses required for the performance of mobility oftelecommunications numbers by telecommunications business operator.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in order to perform the plans formobility of numbers, order the relevant telecommunications business operators to take thenecessary measures.(4) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he devises or altersthe plans for mobility of numbers, go in advance through the deliberation of the KoreaCommunications Commission.(5) The Minister of Information and Communication may designate an institution specializingin the work of registration and alteration of the mobility of numbers (hereinafter referredto as the “mobility of numbers management institution”) to efficiently and neutrallyimplement the mobility of numbers of the telecommunications. <Newly Inserted by Act No.6822, Dec. 26, 2002>(6) The Minister of Information and Communication shall prescribe and publish necessarymatters concerning the implementation of the mobility of numbers of the telecommunications,the designation of any mobility of numbers management institution and its work, etc.
 

 
after going through deliberation thereon of the Korea Communications Commission. <NewlyInserted by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001]**Article 38-5 (Restrictions, etc. on Mutual Possession of Stocks)**(1) Where a key communications business operator falling under Article 34 (3) 1 or2 (including the specially-related persons) possesses in excess of 5/100 of the grossnumber of voting stocks issued by the mutually different key communications businessoperators, shall not be allowed to exercise any voting rights with regard to the stocks inexcess of the relevant ceiling.(2) Provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to the relation of possessions between akey communications business operator falling under Article 34 (3) 1 or 2 and thekey communications business operator established by the said key communications businessoperator by becoming the largest stockholder.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]**Article 38-6 (Provision of Number Guidance Service)**(1) The telecommunications business operator shall provide an information service ofguiding the general public to the telecommunications numbers of the users by means ofvoice, booklets or Internet, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the “number guidanceservice”) by obtaining a consent of the users: Provided, That the same shall not apply tothe minor business determined and publicly announced by the Minister of Information andCommunication by taking account of the numbers of the users and
 

 
the turnovers, etc.(2) If necessary for the protection of private personal information, the Minister ofInformation and Communication may restrict provision of the number guidance service asreferred to in paragraph (1). <Newly inserted by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(3) Matters necessary for the provision of the number guidance service as referred to inparagraph (1) may be stipulated by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication. <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004]     **CHAPTER V INSTALLATION AND PRESERVATION OF TELECOMUNICATIONS FACILITIES****Article 39 (Use of Land, etc.)**(1) A key communications business operator may, when necessary for the installation of linetracks, aerial lines and the appurtenant facilities to be available for telecommunicationsservice (hereinafter referred to as the “line tracks, etc.”), make use of others’ land, orbuildings and structures appurtenant thereto, and surface and bottom of the water(hereinafter referred to as the “land, etc.”). In this case, a key communications businessoperator shall make a consultation with owners or possessors of the relevant land, etc. inadvance.(2) Where a consultation under paragraph (1) is not or may not be made, a keycommunications business operator may use the land,
 

 
etc. owned by others, pursuant to the “Act on the Acquisition of Land, etc. for PublicWorks and the Compensation therefor”. <Amended by Act No. 6656, Feb. 4, 2002; ActNo. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(3) Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 40 (Temporary Use of Land, etc.)**(1) A key communications business operator may, when necessary for the measurement of linetracks, etc. and the installation or preservation works of the telecommunicationsfacilities, temporarily use the private, national or public telecommunications facilities,and the land, etc., within the limit of not substantially impeding a current use.(2) A key communications business operator shall, when intending to temporarily use theprivate, national or public property under paragraph (1), notify the possessors, inadvance, of the purposes and period of such use: Provided, That in case where it isdifficult to make a prior notification, a prompt notification shall be made during or afterits use, and in case where such notification may not be made due to an obscurity of addressand whereabout of possessors, a public notice thereof shall be made.(3) The temporary period of use of the land, etc. under paragraph (1) shall not exceed sixmonths.(4) A person who temporarily uses the private, national or public telecommuicationfacilities or the land, etc. under paragraph (1) shall carry the certificate indicating theauthority, and present it to the persons related.
 

 
**Article 41 (Entry to Land, etc.)**(1) A key communications business operator may enter others’ land, etc., when necessary fora measurement, examination, etc., for the installation and preservation of histelecommunications facilities: Provided, That in case where the place intended for suchentry is a residential building, a consent from residents shall be obtained.(2) The provisions of Article 40 (2) and (4) shall be applied mutatis mutandis tothe entry into the private, national or public land, etc., by those engaged in ameasurement or examination, etc. under paragraph (1).**Article 42 (Request for Elimination of Obstacles, etc.)**(1) A key communications business operator may request the owners or possessors of gaspipes, water pipes, drain pipes, electric lamp lines, electricity lines or privatetelecommunications facilities, which impede or are likely to impede the installation ofline tracks, etc. or telecommunications facilities themselves (hereinafter referred to asthe “obstacles, etc.”), for the removal, remodeling, repair and other measures with respectto the relevant obstacles, etc.(2) A key communications business operator may request the owners or possessors to removethe plants, when they may impede or are likely to impede the installation or maintenance ofline tracks, etc. or telecommunications themselves.(3) A key communications business operator may, when the owners or possessors of the plantsdo not comply with the request under paragraph (2) or there exist any other unavoidablereasons, fell or transplant the relevant plants by obtaining permission from the
 

 
Minister of Information and Communication. In this case, a prompt notification shall bemade to the owners or possessors of the relevant plants. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec.30, 1996>(4) The owners or possessors of the obstacles, etc., which impede or are likely to impedethe telecommunications facilities of a key communications business operator, shall make aconsultation in advance with the key communications business operator, when they are inneed of a new construction, enlargement, improvement, removal or alteration of the relevantobstacles, etc.**Article 43 Deleted. <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>****Article 44 (Obligation for Restoration to Original State)**A key communications business operator shall restore the relevant land, etc. to itsoriginal state, when a use of the land, etc. under Articles 39 and 40 isfinished or a need of providing the land, etc. for telecommunications service is gone, andin case where a restoration to the original state becomes impossible, make a propercompensation for damages suffered by the owners or possessors.**Article 45 (Compensation for Damages)**A key communications business operator shall, in case of incurring damages on others incase of Article 40 (1), 41 (1) or 42, make a proper compensation tothe suffered person.**Article 46 Deleted. <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>**
 

 
**Article 47 (Procedures for Compensation for Damages on Land, etc.)**(1) A consultation with the suffered party shall be made, in case where a compensationunder Article 44 or 45 is made due to a use of or an entry into the land,etc., a removal of the obstacles, etc., or an impossibility of restoration to the originalstate under Article 40 (1), 41 (1), 42 or 44.(2) When a consultation under paragraph (1) is not made or unable to be made, anapplication for arbitration shall be filed with the competent Land Expropriation Commissionunder the “Act on the Acquisition of Land, etc. for Public Works and the Compensationtherefor”. <Amended by Act No. 6656, Feb. 4, 2002; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(3) Except for those as otherwise prescribed by this Act, the provisions of the “Act onthe Acquisition of Land, etc. for Public Works and the Compensation therefor” shall beapplied mutatis mutandis to the criteria, methods and procedures regarding a compensationfor damages, etc. to the land, etc. under paragraph (1), and an application foradjudications under paragraph (2). <Amended by Act No. 6656, Feb. 4, 2002; Act No. 8198,Jan. 3, 2007>**Articles 48 and 49**Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>
 

 
**Article 50 (Protection of Telecommunications Facilities)**(1) No person shall destruct the telecommunications facilities, and obstruct the flow oftelecommunications by impeding the function of telecommunications facilities by means ofhaving other objects contact them or by any other devices.(2) No person shall stain the telecommunications facilities or damage the measurement marksof the telecommunications facilities by means of throwing objects to the telecommunicationsfacilities or fastening an animal, vessel or a log raft thereto.(3) If necessary to protect the communications cables and their accessories installedunderwater (the “Underwater Cables”), the key communications business operator may file anapplication with the Minister of Information and Communication for designation of aboundary area for the Underwater Cables. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11,2007>(4) Upon receiving such application under paragraph (3), the Minister of Information andCommunication may review the necessity for such designation, and designate and announce aboundary area for the Underwater Cables upon consultation with the heads of the relevantcentral administrative agencies. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(5) Matters on application for designation of a boundary area for the Underwater Cables,methods and procedures of designation and announcement, and methods of indicating theboundary area shall be determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>
 

 
**Article 51 (Moving of Facilities, etc.)**(1) The owners or possessors of the land, etc. may, in case where the telecommunicationsfacilities of a key communications business operator have become an obstacle to a use ofthe land, etc. due to changes in the purpose of use or in the methods of using the land,etc. where such facilities are located, or the land adjacent to it, request a keycommunications business operator to move the telecommunications facilities, and take othermeasures necessary for removing the obstacles.(2) A key communications business operator shall, upon receipt of a request under paragraph(1), take necessary measures, except for the cases where such measures are difficult to betaken for a business performance or technologies.(3) Expenses necessary for the measures under paragraph (2) shall be borne by the personresponsible for the cause of moving the facilities and removing the obstacles that aroseafter such facilities were installed: Provided, That if the person who bears such expensesis the owner or occupier of the same land and falls under any of the followingsubparagraphs, the key communications business operator may reduce or exempt such expenses,taking into consideration the amount of compensation at the time of installation of suchfacilities and the duration of facilities. <Amended by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1. Where the key communications business operator establishes and implements a plan to movethe relevant telecommunications facilities or remove other obstacles;2. Where the move of the relevant telecommunications facilities or removal or otherobstacles benefits other telecommunications facilities;3. Where the state or a local government requests the telecommunicationsfacilities to be moved or other obstacles to be removed; and
 

 
4. Where telecommunications facilities installed within private land significantlyinterfere with the use of the land and are therefore moved.**Article 52 (Cooperation of Other Organizations, etc.)**A key communications business operator may ask the related public agencies for acooperation, in case where the operation of vehicles, vessels, airplanes and other carriersfor the installation and preservation of his telecommunications facilities is necessary. Inthis case, the public agency in receipt of a request for cooperation shall comply with it,unless there exist any justifiable reasons.     **CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS****Article 53 Deleted. <by Act No. 8289, Jan. 26, 2007>****Article 53-2 Deleted. <by Act No. 8289, Jan. 26, 2007>****Article 54 (Protection of Communication Secrecy)**(1) No person shall infringe on or divulge the secrecy of communication dealt with bytelecommunications business operator.
 

 
(2) A person who is or has been engaged in the telecommunications service shall not divulgeothers’ secrecy obtained with respect to communication while in office.(3) A telecommunications business operator may comply with a request for the inspection orsubmission of information falling under each of the following subparagraphs (hereinafterreferred to as the “supply of communication data”) from a court, a prosecutor, the head ofan investigation (including investigations of any violation of paragraphs 1, 4, and 5 ofArticle 11-2 of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act using telephone and the Internet) agency(including the head of any military investigation agency. the commissioner of the NationTax Service and the commissioners of regional Tax Offices; hereinafter the same shallapply) or the head of an intelligence and investigation agency, who intends to collectinformation or intelligence for the purpose of prevention of any threat to a trial, aninvestigation (including investigations of any violation of paragraphs 1, 4, and 5 ofArticle 11-2 of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act using telephone and the Internet), theexecution of a sentence or the national security: <Amended by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26,2002; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Names of users;2.Resident registration numbers of users;3.Addresses of users;4.Phone numbers of users;5.IDs (referring to the identification codes of users that are used to identify therightful users of computer systems or communications networks); and6.Dates on which users subscribe or terminate their subscriptions.
 

 
(4) The request for supply of communication data under paragraph (3) shall be made inwriting (hereinafter referred to as a “written request for data supply”), which states areason for such request, relation with the relevant user and the scope of necessary data:Provided, That where an urgent reason exists that makes a request in writing impossible,such request may be made without resorting to writing, and when such reason disappears, awritten request for data supply shall be promptly filed with the telecommunicationsbusiness operator. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000>(5) A telecommunications business operator shall, where he has supplied the communicationdata pursuant to the procedures of paragraphs (3) and (4), keep the ledgers as prescribedby the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication, which contain necessarymatters such as the facts of supplies of communication data, and the related data such asthe written requests for data supply, etc. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28,2000>(6) A telecommunications business operator shall report, to the Minister of Information andCommunication, twice a year the current status, etc. of supplying the communication data,in accordance with the methods prescribed by the Presidential Decree, and the Minister ofInformation and Communication may check whether the content of a report made by atelecommunications business operator is authentic and the management status of related dataunder paragraph (5). <Amended by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 8425, May 11,2007>(7) A telecommunications business operator shall, in accordance with the methods prescribedby the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication, notify the contentsentered in the ledgers under paragraph (5) to the head of a central administrative agencywhereto a person requesting supply of communications data under paragraph (3) belongs:Provided, That in the event that a person who asks for providing the communications data isa court,
 

 
the relevant telecommunications business operator shall notify the Minister of the CourtAdministration thereof. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822,Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(8) A telecommunications business operator shall establish and operate a setup in fullcharge of the affairs related to the users’ communication secrets; and the mattersconcerning the function and composition, etc. of the relevant setup shall be prescribed bythe Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. <Newly Inserted by ActNo. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000>(9) Matters necessary for the scope of persons holding the decisive power on the writtenrequests filed with the telecommunications business operators under paragraph (4) shall beprescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. <NewlyInserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000>**Article 54-2 (Notice of Transmitter’s Telephone Number)**(1) The telecommunications business operator may, upon request from the recipient, notifyhim of the transmitter’s telephone number: Provided, that this shall not apply where thetransmitter expresses his refusal of the transmission of his telephone number. <Amendedby Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the telecommunications business operator may disclose tothe recipient the transmitter’s telephone number, etc. to protect the recipient from verbalabuse, threat, or harassment over telecommunication, in case where the recipient makes arequest according to the requirements and procedure prescribed by the Ordinance of theMinistry of Information and Communication for purposes of national security, crimeprevention, and disaster relief and in case where the Ordinance of the Ministry
 

 
of Information and Communication requires the disclosure with respect to special numbertelephone services, for purposes of national security, crime prevention, and disasterrelief. <Amended by Act No. 8324, May. 11, 2007>(3) No person may, in making a telephone call, alter or fraudulently display the caller’stelephone number to reap proprietary gain by fraud or to verbally abuse, threaten, harass,or inflict other harm on another person. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8324. Mar. 29,2007>(4) No person may for profits provide services that enable alteration or fraudulent displayof the caller’s telephone number, unless there is justifiable grounds such as for publicinterest or to provide convenience to the recipient. <Newly inserted by Act No. 8324,Mar. 29, 2007>[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001]**Article 55 (Restriction and Suspension of Business)**The Minister of Information and Communication may order the telecommunications businessoperators to restrict or suspend the whole or part of telecommunications service under theconditions as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, when there occurs or is likely tooccur a national emergency of war, incident, natural calamity, or that corresponding tothem, or when other unavoidable causes exist, and when necessary for securing importantcommunications. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>**Article 56**Deleted. <by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>
 

 
**Articles 57 and 58**Deleted. <by Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>**Article 59 (Approval for International Telecommunications Services)**(1) When there exist special provisions in the treaties or agreements on internationaltelecommunications business joined by the Government, those provisions shall govern.(2) A telecommunications business operator shall, where he intends to conclude an agreementor a contract with a foreign government or a foreigner with respect to the adjustments offees following the handling of international telecommunications services (excluding thecase of a value-added communications business operator) and other internationaltelecommunications business as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, obtain approval fromthe Minister of Information and Communication by meeting the requirements as prescribed bythe Presidential Decree. The same shall apply to the case where he intends to alter orabolish such agreement or contract. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No.5986, May 24, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>(3) Standards for approving an agreement or a contract with respect to fees on the handlingof international telecommunications services shall be determined and publicly announced bythe Minister of Information and Communication. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28,2000>**Article 59-2 (Transboundary Provision of Key Telecommunications Services)**(1) A person, who intends to provide key telecommunications service from abroad into thehomeland without establishing a domestic business place (hereinafter referred to as the
 

 
“transboundary provision of key telecommunications services”), shall conclude a contract ontransboundary provision of key telecommunications services with a domestic keycommunications business operator or a specific communications business operator whoprovides the same key telecommunications service.(2) The provisions of Articles 29, 30, 33 through 33-3,36-3 through 37, 38, 53 through 55, 62 and65 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provision of services as determined in acontract by a key communications business operator or a specific communications businessoperator who has concluded the contract under paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 5564,Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999>(3) Where a person, who intends to provide a transboundary key telecommunications serviceunder paragraph (1), or a key communications business operator or a specific communicationsbusiness operator, who has concluded a contract with him, violates the relevant provisionswhich applies mutatis mutandis under paragraph (2), the Minister of Information andCommunication may cancel approval under Article 59 (2), or issue an order tosuspend a transboundary provision of the whole or part of key telecommunications servicesas determined in the relevant contract, with fixing a period of not more than one year.(4) Criteria and procedures for dispositions under paragraph (3) and other necessarymatters shall be determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information andCommunication.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997]**Article 60**Deleted. <by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>
 

 
**Article 61**Deleted. <by Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>**Article 62 (Report, etc. on Statistics)**(1) A telecommunications business operator shall report the statistics on a provision oftelecommunications service as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Informationand Communication, such as a current status of facilities by telecommunications service,subscription record, current status of users, and the data related to telephone trafficrequired for the imposition and collection of fees, to the Minister of Information andCommunication under the conditions as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry ofInformation and Communication, and keep the related data available. <Amended by Act No.5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(2) A key communications business operator and stockholders thereof, or the specificcommunications business operator and stockholders thereof shall submit the related datanecessary for a verification of the facts of Article 6, pursuant to the provisionsof the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. <Amended by Act No.4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5986,May 24, 1999; Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004>(3) The Minister of Information and Communication may, in order to verify the facts underparagraph (2), or to examine the genuineness of the data submitted, request theadministrative agencies and other related agencies to examine the data submitted or tosubmit the related data. In this case, the agencies in receipt of such request shall accedethereto unless there exist any justifiable reasons. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30,1996>
 

 
**Article 63 (Hearing)**The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to make adisposition falling under any of the following subparagraphs, hold a hearing:1.Cancellation of license for a key communications business operator under Article15 (1);2.Cancellation of registration of a specific communications business or closedown of avalue-added communications business under Article 28 (1) and (2); and3.Cancellation of approval under Article 59-2 (3).[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997]**Article 64 (Imposition, etc. of Penalty Surcharge)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication may impose a penalty surcharge equivalentto the amount of not more than 3/100 of the sales amount that is calculated under theconditions as prescribed by the Presidential Decree in lieu of the relevant businesssuspension, in case where he has to order a business suspension to a telecommunicationsbusiness operator who falls under subparagraphs of Article 15 (1) or subparagraphsof Article 28 (1) and (2), or a suspension of relevant business is likely to causesubstantial inconveniences to the users, etc. of relevant business or to harm other publicinterests. If the telecommunications business operator refuses to submit the data used forcalculation of the sales amount or submits fraudulent information, the amount of sales maybe estimated based on the financial statements, accounting documents, number ofsubscribers, usage fee and business operation status of the relevant telecommunicationsbusiness
 

 
operator or those who provide similar services in the same industry: Provided, that in theevent that the sales amount is nonexistent or difficult to calculate the sales amount, asprescribed by the Presidential Decree, the Minister of Information and Communication mayimpose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 1 billion Won. <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan.5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5564, Sep. 17,1998; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>(2) Specific standards on the imposition of penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) shall bedetermined by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No.8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(3) The provisions of Article 37-2 (4) through (6) shall apply mutatis mutandis tothe penalty surcharge under paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; ActNo. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007>(4) Deleted. <by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997>**Article 64-2 (Extension of Time Limit of Payment of Penalty Surcharge and Payment in Installments)**(1) Where a penalty surcharge to be paid by a telecommunications business operator exceedsthe amount as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, and where deemed that a person liablefor a payment of penalty surcharge finds it difficult to pay it in a lump sum due to thereasons falling under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Information andCommunication, pursuant to Article 64, and the Korean Communications Commission, pursuantto Article 37-2, may either extend the time limit of payment, or have him pay it ininstallments. In this case, the Minister may, if deemed necessary, have him put up asecurity therefor: <Amended by Act No.
 

 
8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Where he suffers a severe loss of property due to natural disasters or fire;2.Where his business faces a serious crisis due to an aggravation of his businessenvironments; and3.Where it is expected that he will be in great financial difficulty if he pays the penaltysurcharge in a lump sum.(2) Matters necessary for an extension of the deadline for payment of a penalty surcharge,the payment in installments and the laying of a security shall be prescribed by thePresidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998]**Article 65 (Correction Orders, etc.)**(1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall issue correction orders in casewhere a telecommunications business operator falls under any of the followingsubparagraphs: <Amended by Act No. 4441, Dec. 14, 1991; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; ActNo. 5835, Feb. 8, 1999; Act No. 6360, Jan. 16, 2001; Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>1.Where he violates this Act, the “Framework Act on Telecommunications”, the“Radio Waves Act”, the “Act on Promotion of Information and CommunicationsNetwork Utilization and Information Protection, etc.”, the “Framework Act onInformatization Promotion”, or the orders issued under these Acts;2.Where the procedures for business performances of telecommunications business operatorare deemed to inflict
 

 
significant harms on the users’ interests; and3.Where he fails to take swift measures necessary for removing obstructions such asrepairs, etc. when impediments have occurred to the supply of telecommunications services.(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may order a telecommunications businessoperator to conduct the matters of the following subparagraphs, when necessary fordevelopment of telecommunications: <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>1.Integrated operation and management of telecommunications facilities, etc.;2.Expansion of communications facilities for the enhancement of social welfare;3.Construction and management of communications networks for important communications toachieve efficient performance of State’s functions; and4.Other matters as prescribed by the Presidential Decree.(3) The Minister of Information and Communication may order the persons falling under anyof the following subparagraphs to take measures, such as the suspension of acts to providetelecommunications service or the removal of telecommunications facilities, etc.: <NewlyInserted by Act No. 6346, Jan. 8, 2001>1.Persons who operate a key communications business without obtaining a permit underArticle 5 (1);2.Persons who operate a specific communications business without making a registrationunder Article 19 (1); and
 

 
3.Persons who operate a value-added communications business without making a report underArticle 21 (1).**Articles 66 and 67**Deleted. <by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>**Article 68 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)**(1) The authority of the Minister of Information and Communication under this Act may bedelegated in part to the Commissioner of Communications Office, under the conditions asprescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996>(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may entrust a part of affairs related toreports under Article 21(1) to a telecommunications business operator or to theKorea Information Communication Promotion Association under the “Act on Promotion ofInformation and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.”,under the conditions as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 4439,Dec. 14, 1991; Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5835, Feb.8, 1999; Act No. 6360, Jan. 16, 2001;Act No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007>     **CHAPTER VII PENAL PROVISIONS****Article 69 (Penal Provisions)**A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 200 million Won: <Amended by ActNo. 4903, Jan. 5,
 

 
1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26,2002>1.A person who runs a key communications business without obtaining a license underArticle 5 (1);2.A person who obstructs the flow of telecommunications by impeding a function oftelecommunications facilities by means of damaging telecommunications facilities, or havingthe objects contacted thereon and other methods, in violation of Article 50 (1);3.A person who divulges other’s secrets with respect to communications which have beenknown to him while in office, in violation of Article 54 (2); and4.A person who supplies communication data, and person who receives such supply, inviolation of Article 54 (3).**Article 70 (Penal Provisions)**A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 150 million Won: <Amended byAct No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; ActNo. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.A person who refuses a provision of telecommunications service without any justifiablereasons, in violation of Article 3 (1);2.A person who violates a disposition taken to suspend his business under Article15 (1);3.A person who operates a specific communications business without making a registrationunder Article 19 (1);
 

 
4.A person who commits the prohibited acts falling under any of subparagraphs 1 through 3or subparagraph 4 in Article 36-3 (1)(excluding acts of providing telecommunicationservices in a manner inconsistent with the standardized use contract);5.A person who fails to implement an order under Article 37 (2);6.A person who obstructs the measurement of line tracks, etc. and the installation andpreservation activities of telecommunications facilities under Article 40 (1); and7.A person who encroaches upon or divulges a secret of communications handled bytelecommunications business operator, in violation of Article 54 (1).**Article 71 (Penal Provisions)**A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million Won: <Amended by ActNo. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No.5564, Sep. 17, 1998; Act No. 5986, May 24, 1999; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 8289,Jan. 26, 2007; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.A person who fails to obtain a modified license or to make a report thereon underArticle 10;2.A person who fails to obtain approval under Articles 11 (1) and 34-4 (4);3.A person who fails to obtain an authorization pursuant to the body of Article 13(1) or approval under Article 13 (2) or 14 (1);
 

 
4. A person who integrated communication networks, appointed officers, engaged inbusiness transfer/merger, performed a facility sale agreement or took follow-up measuresrelating to incorporation of a company in violation of Article 13(10);5. A person who violated an order for user protection measures pursuant to Article 14-2;6. A person who runs the value-added communications business without making a report underArticle 21;7.A person who violates a disposition taken to suspend his business under Article28 (1);8.A person who fails to execute the order given to discontinue his business underArticle 28 (2);9.A person who discloses, uses or provides the information, in violation of the text ofArticle 34-5 (1) or paragraph (2) of the same Article;10.A person who fails to implement orders under Article 55; and11.A person who fails to obtain approval, approval for alteration, or approval forabolition, under Article 59 (2).**Article 72 (Penal Provisions)**A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by imprisonmentfor not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 50 million Won: <Amended by ActNo. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995; Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No.5564, Sep. 17, 1998; May 24, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26,2002; Act No. 7165, Feb. 9, 2004; Act
 

 
No. 8198, Jan. 3, 2007; Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>1.A person who violates the order given under Articles 6-3 (5) or 7 (2)(including a case where the provisions are applied mutatis muandis under Article 4 (4)of the Addenda of the Telecommunications Business Act amended by Act No. 5385)or Article 13(9);2.A person who fails to file a report pursuant to the proviso of Article 13(1);3.A person who fails to make a modified registration or a modified report under Article22;4.A person who fails to make a report under Article 25;5.A person who violates a disposition taken to suspend his business under Article28 (2);6.A person who provides telecommunications service without making a report or receiving anauthorization under Article 29 (1); and7.A person who intermediates other person’s communication or furnishes foruse by other person, by making use of telecommunications services renderedby the telecommunications business operator, in contravention of theprovisions of the text of Article 32-2.<The provisions of this subparagraph declared unconstitutional by theConstitutional Court on September 19, 2002 were amended in accordance withthe amendment of Article 32-2 made by Act No. 6822 on December 26, 2002>
 

 
**Article 73 (Penal Provisions)**A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by a fine notexceeding 50 million Won: <Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5986, May 24,1999; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29,2007>1.A person who violates the provisions of Article 36-4 (1), (2) or (4) through (6);2.A person who refuses or impedes a temporary use of private telecommunications facilitiesor lands under Article 40 (1), without justifiable reasons;3.A person who refuses or impedes an entry to the land, etc. under Article 41 (1),without justifiable reasons;4.A person who refuses the moving, alteration, repair and other measures on the obstacles,etc. under Article 42 (1), or the request for removal of the plants underArticle 42 (2), without justifiable reasons;5.Deleted; <by Act No. 8425, May 11, 2007>6. A person who, in making a telephone call, altered or fraudulently displayed the caller’stelephone number to reap proprietary gain through deceiving other person or to verballyabuse, threaten, harass, or otherwise harm another person, in violation of Article 54-2(3);and7. A person who for profit provides services that enable alteration or fraudulent displayof the caller’s telephone number, in violation of Article 54-2(4)
 

 
**Article 74**Deleted. <by Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000>**Article 75 (Penal Provisions)**A person who stains the telecommunications facilities or damages the measurement marks ofthe telecommunications facilities, in violation of Article 50 (2) shall be punishedby a fine not exceeding one million Won.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996]**Article 76 (Attempted Criminal)**An attempted criminal under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 69 and subparagraph 7of Article 70 shall be punished. <Amended by Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; ActNo. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002>**Article 77 (Joint Penal Provisions)**When a representative of a juristic person or an agent, an employee or any other employedperson of the juristic person or individual commits violation under Articles 69through 73 in connection with the business of such juristic person or individual,then a fine under the related Article shall be imposed on the juristic person orindividual, in addition to the punishment of the violator. <Amended by Act No. 6230,Jan. 28, 2000>
 

 
**Article 78 (Fine for Negligence)**(1) A person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs shall be punished by a finefor negligence not exceeding ten million Won: <Amended by Act No. 4903, Jan. 5, 1995;Act No. 5220, Dec. 30, 1996; Act No. 5385, Aug. 28, 1997; Act No. 5564, Sep. 17, 1998; ActNo. 5986, May 24, 1999; Act No. 6230, Jan. 28, 2000; Act No. 6822, Dec. 26, 2002; Act No.7165, Feb. 9, 2004; Act No. 7916, Mar. 24, 2006; Act No. 8324, Mar. 29, 2007; Act No. 8425,May 11, 2007>1.A person who fails to make a report as referred to in Article 6-3 (2) or tocomply with a request for providing the data or an order to attend as referred to inArticle 6-4 (3) or (4);2. A person who, in violation of Article 14 (1), fails to notify the user at least 60 daysprior to the expected date of suspension or discontinuance of key communications business;3. A person who fails to make a report under Article 27;4.A person who fails to implement an order for modification in the standardized usecontract under Article 30;5.A person who violates the obligation concerning the protection of users under Article33 (2);6.A person who fails to make a public announcement of the technical standards, and thestandards for use and provision, or the standards for a creation of fair competitiveenvironments, in violation of Article 34-4 (4);7.A person who fails to observe the publicly announced matters, in violation of Article36 (3);8.A person who fails to adjust the accounting, to submit a business report, or to keep thebooks or evidential data, in violation of