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Exhibit 15.6 ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS LAW
(TRANSLATION) Wholly amended By
    
    1991·12·31
    
    Presidential Decree No. 13558Amended By
    
    1993·7·23
    
    Presidential Decree No. 13935Amended By
    
    1995·4·6
    
    Presidential Decree No. 14572Amended By
    
    1997·2·22
    
    Presidential Decree No. 15283Amended By
    
    1997·3·31
    
    Presidential Decree No. 15328Amended By
    
    1997·12·31
    
    Presidential Decree No. 15579Amended By
    
    1999·3·17
    
    Presidential Decree No. 16186Amended By
    
    1999·6·30
    
    Presidential Decree No. 16424Amended By
    
    2000·3·13
    
    Presidential Decree No. 16751Amended By
    
    2000·4·1
    
    Presidential Decree No. 16774Amended By
    
    2001·6·12
    
    Presidential Decree No. 17237Amended By
    
    2003·6·23
    
    Presidential Decree No. 18006Amended By
    
    2004·1·13
    
    Presidential Decree No. 18223Amended By
    
    2004·3·9
    
    Presidential Decree No. 18309Amended By
    
    2004·5·10
    
    Presidential Decree No. 18388
 Article 1 (Purpose)  The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated under Telecommunications
Business Act(hereinafter referred to as the Act) and matters necessary for its
enforcement. Article 2 (Definition)  The terms in this Decree shall be the same as defined in the Act. Article 2-2 (Contents of Universal Service) 1




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(1) The contents of universal services as prescribed in Article 3-2 (4) of the Act
shall be as follows: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 17237, Jun. 12, 2001>  1. Wire telephone services;  2. Telephone services for emergency communications; and  3. Telephone services whose fees are reduced or exempted for the handicapped and the low
income class.  (2) The detailed contents of universal services under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by the
Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. [This Article Newly Inserted by
Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 2-3 (Designation of Telecommunications Business Operator who Provides Universal Services)  (1) For the purpose of the efficient and stabilized provision of universal services, the
Minister of Information and Communication may designate a telecommunications business operator
who provides universal services (hereinafter referred to as a business operator providing
universal services) in consideration of the scale, quality and level of fees of universal
services and the technical capacity of a telecommunications business operator.  (2) If the Minister of Information and Communication intends to designate a business operator
providing universal services under paragraph (1), the Information and Communications Policy
Deliberation Council as prescribed in Article 44-2 of the Framework Act on
Telecommunications shall deliberate thereon.  (3) A telecommunications business operator who is designated as a business operator providing
universal services under paragraph (1) shall submit, to the Minister of Information and
Communication every year not later than the end of the year preceding the provision of
relevant services, a written plan for provision of universal services which includes the
method of, and the expenses for, providing the relevant services.
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(1) The Minister of Information and Communication may have the telecommunications business
operators, who are not business operators providing universal services, bear the fund for
replenishing the whole or part of losses incurred by a provision of universal services by
business operators providing universal services (hereinafter referred to as the money to
replenish losses from universal services) in proportion to their turnovers. In this case, the
Minister of Information and Communication may have a telecommunications business operator, who
provides a key communications service which is subject to an authorization for its
standardized use contract under the proviso of Article 29 (1) of the Act, bear an amount
weighted within the scope of 10/100 of the bearing rate in proportion to turnover taking into
account the size of business, ratio of market share, capability to bear, etc. <Amend by
Presidential Decree No. 18223, Jan. 13, 2004>  (2) A business operator providing universal services, who intends to receive the money to
replenish losses from universal services, shall submit a report on the actual results of a
provision of universal services, including expenses for and incomes and losses from the
provision thereof, to the Minister of Information and Communication within three months after
the expiration of the relevant fiscal year.  (3) The Minister of Information and Communication may, if deemed necessary for the
verification of the report on actual results of a provision of universal services under
paragraph (2), request a specialized institution to examine it.  (4) Matters necessary for computing method and the criteria to bear, weighted bearing and
coordination of the money to replenish losses from universal services shall be prescribed by
the Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication. <Amend by Presidential
Decree No. 18223, Jan. 13, 2004>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 2-5 (Application for License, etc.)  (1) A person who intends to obtain a license under Article 5 (1) of the Act may make
an application in the name of the representative of a juristic person, or of the name of
representative of the stockholders, etc. of a juristic person to be established.  (2) If the Minister of Information and Communication intends to give a public notice under
Article 5 (4) of the Act, the subject matters shall be deliberated in advance by the
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Communications Policy Deliberation Council as stipulated in Article 44-2 of the Framework
Act on Telecommunications: Provided, That this shall not apply to the license on the minor
business as provided for in proviso of Article 5 (2) of the Act. <Amended by
Presidential Decree No. 15283, Feb. 22, 1997>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995] Article 3 (Examination Criteria etc. for Public Interest Nature)  (1) The term public interests as prescribed by the Presidential Decree in other portions
than each subparagraph of Article 6-3 (1) of the Act means the maintenance of national
security and public peace and order.  (2) The term  important management matters prescribed by the Presidential Decree in Article
6-3 (1) 3 of the Act means the matters falling under each of the following subparagraphs:  1. Appointment and dismissal of the representative director of a key communications business,
or appointment and dismissal of more than one third of the executives;  2. Transfer and takeover of a key communications business; and  3. Entrance by a key communications business operator into a new key communications business.  (3) The term case prescribed by the Presidential Decree in Article 6-3 (1) 4 of the Act
means the case where a de facto change is made in the management right of a key
communications business operator by an agreement of stockholders who are not the biggest
stockholder of a key communications business operator to jointly exercise voting rights.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 18388, May 10, 2004] Article 4 (Composition etc. of Public Interest Nature Examination Committee)  (1) The term related central administrative agencies prescribed by the Presidential Decree
in other portions than each subparagraph of Article 6-4 (2) of the Act means the agencies
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2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  3. The Ministry of Justice;  4. The Ministry of National Defense;  5. The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs; and  6. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.  (2) The term of office of the members shall be two years and the consecutive appointment may
be permitted: Provided, That the term of office of the members who are public officials shall
be the period of service in their positions.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 18388 May 10, 2004] Article 4-2 (Operation, etc., of Pulic Interest Nature Examinations Committee)  (1) The chairman of the Public Interest Nature Examination Committee (hereinafter referred to
as the Committee) shall represent the Committee and exercise the overall control of its
affairs.  (2) If the Chairman is unable to perform his duties due to inevitable reasons, a member as
previously nominated by the Chairman shall act on his behalf.  (3) The Chairman shall convene and preside over a meeting of the Committee.  (4) The deliberation of a meeting of the Committee shall start by the attendance of a
majority of all incumbent members, and its resolution shall require the consent of a majority
of those present.  (5) The Committee shall have one secretary general in order to deal with its affairs, but the
secretary general shall be nominated by the Chairman from among the public officials
belonging to the Ministry of Information and Communications.  (6) Except as provided in this Decree, the matters necessary for an operation of the
Committee shall be determined by the Chairman by going through a resolution of the Committee.
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Article 4-3 (Imposition and Payment etc. of Charge for Compelling Execution)  (1) When the Minister of Information and Communications determines the amount of charges for
compelling execution as referred to in Article 7-2 of the Act, he shall take account of the
reasons for failing to comply with the corrective orders and the scale of benefits etc. to be
gained by failing to comply with the corrective orders.  (2) The date of complying with corrective orders as referred to in Article 7-2 (2) of the Act
shall be based on the classifications falling under each of the following subparagraphs:  1. Date of delivering stocks in the case of disposal of stocks;  2. Date of concluding a contract in the case of changes in the details of contract; and  3. Date of suspending the relevant acts in the case of suspending the acts impeding public
benefits.  (3) Where the Minister of Information and Communications intends to impose the charges for
compelling execution as referred to in Article 7-2 of the Act, he shall make a notification
in writing that clarifies the amount of charges for compelling execution per day, reasons for
imposition, payment term and receiving agency, methods of raising objections, and agencies
whereto objections are raised etc.  (4) Any person who has been notified as referred to in paragraph (3) shall pay the charges
for compelling execution within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice: Provided, That
when he is unable to pay the charges for compelling execution within the said period due to
the natural disaster and other inevitable causes, he shall pay it within 30 days from the day
on which the said causes have disappeared.  (5) When the Minister of Information and Communications collects the charges for compelling
execution, if the execution of corrective orders has not been made even after 90 days elapsed
from the date of completing the period as set by the corrective orders, he may collect the
charges for compelling execution on the basis of the date on which each 90 days elapse by
reckoning from the said completing date.  (6) Provisions of Article 13-4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the reminder of charges for
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[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 18388, May 10, 2004] Article 5 (Business Excluded from Approval for Concurrent Operation)  The term business as prescribed by the Presidential Decree referred to in the proviso of
Article 11 (1) of the Act means the business except for those falling under any of the
following subparagraphs:  1. Business to manufacture the telecommunications equipments;  2. Information and communications work business under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of
the Information and Communications Work Business Act (excluding the business to improve or
integrate the telecommunications networks); and  3. Service business under subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Information and
Communications Work Business Act (excluding the business to improve or integrate the
telecommunications networks).
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 17237, Jun. 12, 2001] Article 6  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999> Article 7  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999> Articles 8 through 8-4  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999> Article 9 (Report, etc. of Value-Added Communications Business Operator)  (1) A person who intends to make a report of a value-added communications business under the
text of Article 21 of the Act shall submit, to the Minister of Information and
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telecommunications business report as determined by the Ordinance of Ministry of Information
and Communication.  (2) The term minor business in the proviso of Article 21 of the Act refers to the
business providing the service which does not intermediate others communication by leasing
telecommunications line facilities. [This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No.
14572, Apr. 6, 1995] Article 10 (Services Subject to Reduction and Exemption of Fees)  Telecommunications services subject to the reduction and exemption of fees under Article
32 of the Actshall be as follows: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6,
1995>  1. Telecommunications services for the communications concerning the rescue of human lives and
properties in danger, and the rescue from disasters or for the communications by the victims
of disasters;  2. Telecommunications services for the whole or part of exclusive line communications used by
such agencies, in case where the exclusive line communications of agencies which are fully
responsible for military, public order and national security, and a part of
self-communications network of the State, local governments or government-invested
institutions are integrated into the telecommunications net-work of a key communications
business;  3. Telecommunications services for the communications required for military operations in
wartime;  4. Telecommunications services for the newspapers and news agency service under the
Registration, etc. of Periodicals Act, and for communication for news reports by the
broadcasting stations under the Broadcasting Act;  5. Telecommunications services for a communication which is required for facilitating the use,
and for diffusing the distribution, of information communications;  6. Telecommunications services for a communication by those who are in need of the protection
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7. Telecommunications services for a communication which is required for the promotion of
interchange and cooperation between North and South Korea; and  8. Telecommunications services for a communication which is specially required for the
operation of postal and telegraphic services. Article 10-2 (Exception to Limitation on Use by Others)  The term cases as determined by the Presidential Decree in the proviso of Article 32-2
of the Act means the case of any of the following subparagraphs:  1. Where it is necessary for the prevention of and rescue from disasters, the assurance of
traffic, communications and power supply, or the maintenance of order under a national
emergency; and  2. Where it is necessary for the public interests or the minor matters not incurring any
obstacles to the business operation of the telecommunication business operator, as deemed by
the Minister of Information and Communication. [This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential
Decree No. 15283, Feb. 22, 1997] Article 10-3 (Provision of Transmission or Line Facilities, etc.)  A CATV broadcasting business operator, a signal transmission network business operator, or a
relay CATV broadcasting business operator under the Broadcasting Act may, pursuant to
Article 32-4 (1) of the Act, provide the transmission or line facilities or the CATV
broadcasting facilities (hereinafter referred to as the transmission or line facilities,
etc.) to the key communications business operator in a manner falling under one of the
following subparagraphs:  1. Sale or lease of transmission or line facilities, etc.;  2. Commissioned performance of the communications or exchange operations, etc. by making use
of transmission or line facilities, etc.; and  3. Manners corresponding to subparagraphs 1 and 2, which are determined by a consultation
between a CATV broadcasting business operator, a signal transmission network business
operator, or a relay CATV broadcasting business operator.
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Article 10-4 (Aid, etc. to Purchase Cost of Communications Terminal Devices)  (1) The cases where telecommunications business operators may support or aid whole or part
of the purchase cost for communications terminal devices under the provisions of the proviso
of ARTICLE 36-3 (1) 5 of the Act shall be any of the following subparagraphs:  1. Where it is deemed that there exists no threat of obstructing fair competition or users
benefit even when a support or an aid is rendered to the purchase cost for the relevant
communications terminal devices which are the communications terminal services necessary for
providing a key communications serviced which does not reach the standard determined by the
Ordinance of the Ministry of Information and Communication in the size of communication
market and the ration of diffusion; and  2. Where it is deemed necessary to prompt diffusion of communications terminal devices
wherein a new technology is introduced for the development or fosterage of a new information
and communications technology, or of communications terminal devices necessary for providing
a new key communications service.  (2) The minister of Information and Communication shall determine and publicly announce a
detailed standard and its limits regarding a support or an aid to the cost under paragraph
(1). In this case, he shall consider the development conditions of information and
communications terminal devices, the competition conditions of communications market, etc.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 18223, Jan. 13, 2004] Article 10-5 (Types and Standards of Prohibited Acts)  (1) The types and standards of the prohibited acts under Article 36-3 (3) of the Act shall be
the same as the attached Table 1.  (2) The Minister of Information and Communication may, if he deems it necessary to apply to
specific telecommunications fields or specific prohibition acts, determine detailed standards
for the types and standards of the prohibited acts under the provisions of paragraph (1) and
publicly announce them.
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Article 11 (Investigation of Facts)  A public official who intends to enter and investigate an office and business place of a
telecommunications business operator or a business place of a person who is entrusted with the
affairs of a telecommunications business operator pursuant to Article 36-4 (2) of the
Act, shall have any parties concerned of the relevant office or business place be present
at the investigation. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997] Article 12 (Measures, etc. on Prohibited Acts)  The term other matters as prescribed by the Presidential Decree in Article 37 (1) 9 of
the Act refers to: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 15283, Feb. 22, 1997;
Presidential Decree No. 17237, Jun. 12, 2001>  1. Suspension of an act which unjustly hinders a participation of a new telecommunications
business operator; and  2. Suspension of the provision of the services, installation of telecommunications facilities,
or other similar acts which are likely to actually restrict the competitions among the
telecommunications business operators, or substantially hamper the users interests. Article 13 (Offenses Subject to Imposition of Penalty Surcharge, and Amount of Penalty Surcharge,
etc.)  (1) The classifications of offenses subject to the imposition of a penalty surcharge under
Article 37-2 (2) of the Act and the upper limit of the penalty surcharge on such
offences shall be stated in attached Table 1.  (2) In determining the amount of a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1), the Minister of
Information and Communication shall take the following reasons into consideration: <Amended
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3. Scale of any profits acquired by the offenses; and  4. Amount of sales of telecommunications services relating to the prohibited act of a business
operator who has committed a violation.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 13-2 (Computation Methods of Penalty Surcharge)  (1) The term turnover as prescribed by the Presidential Decree in the text of Article
37-2 (1) of the Act means the average annual turnover for three preceding business years
of the telecommunications services related to the prohibited acts of the relevant
telecommunications business operator: Provided, That if three years have not elapsed since the
commencement of business as of the first day of the relevant business year, it shall mean the
amount of converting the turnover till the end of preceding business year since the
commencement of the said business into the average annual turnover, and if the business is
commenced in the said business year, it shall mean the amount of converting the turnover from
the commencement of business to the date of offense into the average annual turnover.  (2) The term where there is no turnover or it is difficult to calculate the turnover as
prescribed by the Presidential Decree in the proviso of Article 37-2 (1) of the Act
means any of the following subparagraphs:  1. Where there is no actual business result due to a non-commencement of business or a
suspension thereof, etc.;  2. Where a telecommunications business operator refuses a submission of the data for turnover
computation, or submits the false data; and  3. Where it is difficult to make an objective computation of turnovers.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 13-3 (Imposition and Payment of Penalty Surcharge)  (1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, in case where he intends to impose a
penalty surcharge under Article 37-2 of the Act, notify a person subject to an
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surcharge, after investigating and confirming the relevant offense, of the payment thereof, by
clarifying in writing the fact of offense, the amount of imposition, the method of objection
and its period.  (2) A person in receipt of a notification under paragraph (1) shall pay it to a postal agency
within twenty days from the date of receiving such a notification: Provided, That if he is
unable to pay a penalty surcharge within the relevant period due to a natural disaster or
other inevitable reasons, he shall pay it within seven days from the date when the said
reasons have disappeared.  (3) A postal agency in receipt of a payment of penalty surcharge under paragraph (2), shall
deliver a receipt to a person who has paid it.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 13-4 (Demand for Penalty Surcharge Payment)  (1) A demand under Article 37-2 (4) of the Act shall be made in writing within 7 days
from the date on which the payment deadline elapsed.  (2) Where a demand note is issued under paragraph (1), a deadline for payment of any penalty
surcharge in arrear shall be within 10 days from the date on which such demand note is issued.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16774, Apr. 1, 2000] Article 14  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999> Article 15 (Reduction and Exemption of Expenses for Moving)  (1) Expenses necessary for a moving of telecommunications facilities or a removal of other
obstacles may be reduced or exempted by the key communications business operator under the
proviso of Article 51 (3) of the Act in the cases of the following subparagraphs:  1. Where the plan for a moving of relevant telecommunications facilities or a removal of other
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2. Where a moving of relevant telecommunications facilities or a removal of other obstacles is
beneficial to other telecommunications facilities; and  3. Where the telecommunications facilities in the private land inflict a significant
impediment to the use of relevant land.  (2) Apart from the cases under paragraph (1), if the State or the local government requests a
moving of telecommunications facilities or a removal of other obstacles, the expenses
necessary for a moving and other measures for a removal of obstacles may be reduced or
exempted in consultation with the relevant requester. Article 16 (Subversive Communication)  Telecommunications which are deemed to be harmful to the public peace and order or the public
morals under Article 53 (2) of the Act shall be as follows:  1. Telecommunications with the contents of aiming at a criminal act or of instigating
a criminal act;  2. Telecommunications with the contents of aiming at committing the anti-state activities; and  3. Telecommunications with the contents of impeding the good morals and other social orders. Article 16-2 (Organization of Information Communication Ethics Committee, etc.)  (1) The Chairman of the Information Communication Ethics Committee (hereinafter referred to as
the Committee) under Article 53-2 of the Act shall be elected by mutual vote among
the members of the Committee, and shall obtain approval of the Minister of Information and
Communication.  (2) The Chairman shall represent the Committee, assume overall control of the business of the
Committee, convene the Committee, and preside over the Committee.  (3) The Committee shall deliberate on the matters of each of the following subparagraphs:
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2. Deliberation on the information under Article 16-3, and request for correction
thereof;  3. Matters on the settlement of users discontents related to the restriction on the use of
information under Article 16-3;  4. Plans for ensuring a soundness of information circulated by using telecommunications lines;  5. Formulation and amendment of the Committees regulations;  6. Formulation and amendment of the regulations on information and communication ethics;  7. Business plans, budget and settlement of accounts of the Committee; and  8. Other matters referred by the Chairman.  (4) The Committee may establish specialized committees by field in order to efficiently carry
out the deliberation on the matters listed in any subparagraphs of paragraph (3). <Amended
by Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995] Article 16-3 (Scope of Information Subject to Deliberation)  (1) The term Information as prescribed by the Presidential Decree under Article 53-2 (4)
2 of the Act means other information transmitted through telecommunications services
provided by a telecommunications business operator than any of the followings:  1. Information provided by the State, local governments or public organizations; and  2. Information subject to a deliberation pursuant to other Acts and subordinate statutes.  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the Committee may deliberate on the
information as deemed necessary to restrain the subversive communication from among those
provided by the public organizations under paragraph (1) 1 and those falling under
subparagraph 2 of the same paragraph. <Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 15579,
Dec. 31, 1997>
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Article 16-4 (Request, etc. for Corrections)  (1) The Committee may, in case where the information comes to fall under the subversive
communication under Article 16 as a result of its deliberation on the information
under Article 16-3 pursuant to Article 53-2 (4) 2 of the Act, request any
telecommunications business operator to correct the following matters:  1. Warning against the users;  2. Deletion of the relevant information; and  3. Suspension and termination of use by the persons who transmit subversive communication
falling under the provisions of Article 16.  (2) A telecommunications business operator in receipt of a request for corrections under
paragraph (1) shall notify the results of relevant measures to the Committee.  (3) The Committee may, in case where a telecommunications business operator fails to comply
with a request for corrections under paragraph (1), recommend the Minister of Information and
Communication to order the refusal, suspension or restriction on handling the subversive
communication under Article 53 of the Act.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997] Article 16-5 (Report on Results of Deliberation, etc.)  If the Committee deliberates on the circulated information or makes a request for corrections
under Article 53-2 (4) 2 of the Act, the Chairman shall report the results thereof to
the Minister of Information and Communication within 20 days after the date of such
deliberation or request for corrections.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995] Article 16-6 (Secretariat of Information and Communication Ethics Committee)  (1) Under the Committee, a Secretariat shall be established in order to assist the Committee
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(2) There shall be one Secretary-General and the necessary personnel in the Secretariat, and
the Secretary-General shall handle the relevant affairs under orders of the Chairman.
<Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999>  (3) Organization, regular staff and operation of the Secretariat and other necessary matters
shall be determined by rule of the Committee. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16186,
Mar. 17, 1999>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997] Article 16-7 (Report of Current Status of Supplying Communication Data)  A report of the current status of supplying communication data under Article 54 (6) of the
Act shall be made within 30 days after the end of every half term.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16774, Apr. 1, 2000] Article 17 (Restriction on and Suspension of Service)  (1) If the Minister of Information and Communication issues, under Article 55 of the
Act, an order to restrict or suspend the whole or part of telecommunications services of
the telecommunications business operators, he may allow the communications for performing the
business falling under any of the following subparagraphs, in accordance with the scope and
level of the relevant restriction or suspension: <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572,
Apr. 6, 1995>  1. First priority:  (a) National security;  (b) Military affairs and public security;  (c) Transmission of the civil defense alarm; and  (d) Electronic wave control.  2. Second priority: 17




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(a) Disaster relief;  (b) Telecommunications, navigation safety, weather, fire fighting, electricity, gas, water
service, transportation and the press;  (c) Affairs of the State and local government, except for those mentioned in items (a) and
(b); and  (d) Affairs of the foreign diplomatic missions and the organizations of the United Nations in
Korea;  3. Third priority: and  (a) Affairs of the enterprises subject to resources control and the firms of defense industry;
and  (b) Affairs of government-invested institutions, and medical institutions;  4. Forth priority:  (1) Other matters than those in subparagraphs 1 through 3.  (2) The restriction or suspension on the telecommunication services under paragraph (1) shall
be the least of those required for securing the important communications.  (3) A telecommunications business operator shall, in case where he restricts or suspends the
whole or part of telecommunications services under paragraph (1), report the content thereof
without delay to the Minister of Information and Communication. <Amended by Presidential
Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995> Article 18  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999> Article 19 (Approval, etc. for International Telecommunications Services)  (1) The term international telecommunications business as prescribed by the Presidential
Decree in Article 59 (2) of the Act means the services falling under any of the
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<Amended by Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997; Presidential Decree No. 16774,
Apr. 1, 2000>  1. Installation and lease of a satellite for providing international telecommunications
services; and  2. Transboundary provision of key communications services under Article 59-2 of the
Act.  (2) A person who intends to obtain approval under Article 59 (2) of the Act shall
submit the following documents to the Minister of Information and Communication: <Amended
by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999; Presidential Decree No. 16774, Apr. 1,
2000>  1. Duplicate copy of written agreement or contract;  2. Comparative table between new and old agreements or contracts (limited to the cases where
an application for modified approval is filed); and  3. Document certifying the fact that the agreements or contracts have been abrogated (limited
to the cases where an application for approval of abrogation is filed).
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 15283, Feb. 22, 1997] Article 19-2  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999> Article 20  Deleted. <by Presidential Decree No. 15283, Feb. 22, 1997> Article 21 (Offences Subject to Imposition of Penalty Surcharge, and Amount of Penalty Surcharge,
etc.)  (1) Classifications of offenses subject to the imposition of a penalty surcharge and the
amount of a penalty surcharge under Article 64 (2) of the Act shall be stated in
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(2) The Minister of Information and Communication may aggravate or reduce a penalty surcharge
within one half of the amount of a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) in consideration of
the peculiarity of services provided by the telecommunications business and the level and
frequency of offenses, etc. In this case, the total sum of penalty surcharge shall, even when
aggravated, not exceed one billion won. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6,
1995; Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999>  (3) The provisions of Articles 13-3 and 13-4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to
the imposition, payment and demand of a penalty surcharge under Article 64 of the Act.
<Newly Inserted by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999; Presidential Decree No.
16774, Apr. 1, 2000> Article 22 (Extension of Time Limit of Payment of Penalty Surcharge, and Payment in Installments
Thereof)  (1) A person who intends to extend the time limit of payment of a penalty surcharge or pay it
in installments under Article 64-2 of the Act, shall make an application to the
Minister of Information and Communication along with the document certifying grounds of the
extension of time limit of payment or the payment in installments not later than ten days
prior to the relevant time limit of payment.  (2) The term amount as prescribed by the Presidential Decree in Article 64-2 (1) of the
Act means the amount arrived at by multiplying a turnover under Article 13-2 by
1/100, or 300 million won.  (3) The extension of time limit of payment of a penalty surcharge under Article 64-2 of
the Act shall not exceed one year as from the day following the said time limit.  (4) In a case of making payment in installments under Article 64-2 of the Act, the
intervals between a respective time limit of installment payment shall not exceed four months,
and the frequency of installments shall not exceed three times.  (5) The Minister of Information and Communication may, if a person liable for a payment of
penalty surcharge for whom the time limit of payment has been extended or the payment in
installments has been permitted under Article 64-2 of the Act comes to fall under any
of the following subparagraphs, revoke such extension of the time limit of payment or a
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1. Where he fails to pay a penalty surcharge for which the payment in installments has been
decided, within the time limit of payment thereof;  2. Where he fails to implement an order necessary for a change of security or other security
integrity, which is given by the Minister of Information and Communication; or  3. Where deemed that the whole or remainder of a penalty surcharge is uncollectable, such as
the compulsory execution, commencement of auction, adjudication of bankruptcy, dissolution of
a juristic person or dispositions on national or local taxes in arrears, etc.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 23 (Classification and Appraisal, etc. of Securities)  The provisions of Articles 29 through 34 of the Framework Act on National
Taxes, and of Articles 13 through 17 of its Enforcement Decree shall apply
mutatis mutandis to the furnishing of security under Article 64-2 of the Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999] Article 23-2 (Important Communications)  (1) The term important communications in Article 65 (2) 3 of the Act means:  1. Business telecommunications related to the national security, military affairs, public
peace and order, civil defense alarm transmission and radio wave control;  2. Deleted; and <by Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999>  3. Other communications publicly notified by the Minister of Information and Communication in
order to efficiently perform the State affairs.  (2) The Government may grant a subsidy for the expenses required for the construction and
management of the important communications in order to secure the important communications
under paragraph (1).
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Article 24 (Delegation of Authority)  The Minister of Industry and Communication shall delegate the authority falling under any of
the following subparagraphs to the Commissioner of the competent Communications Office
pursuant to Article 68 (1) of the Act:  1. Registration of specific communications business under Article 19 (1) of the Act;  2. Acceptance of a report on the value-added communications business under the text of
Article 21 of the Act;  3. Acceptance of a modified registration for the specific communications business, and of a
modified report for value-added communications business, under Article 22 of the Act;  4. Acceptance of a report on the transfer or takeover of a specific communications business or
a value-added communications business, and on the merger or succession of a juristic person,
under Article 25 of the Act;  5. Acceptance of a report on the suspension or discontinuation of a specific communications
business or a value-added communications business, and on the dissolution of a juristic person
under Article 27 of the Act;  6. Cancellation of a registration for a specific communications business, and an order for
business suspension under Article 28 (1) of the Act;  7. Orders for a closedown and suspension of a value-added communications business under
Article 28 (2) of the Act;  8. Permission for a felling or transplanting of the plants under the former part of
Article 42 (3) of the Act;  9. Hearings on a disposition of cancelling a registration of a specific communications
business, and on a disposition of closing down a value-added communications business, under
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10. Imposition and collection of a penalty surcharge under Article 64 of the Act
(excluding the case of a key communications business operator);  11. Correction orders under Article 65 (1) of the Act (excluding the case of a key
communications business operator); and  12. Imposition and collection of a fine for negligence under Article 78 of the Act
(excluding the case of a key communications business operator). [This Article Wholly Amended
by Presidential Decree No. 16774, Apr. 1, 2000] Article 25 (Fine for Negligence)  (1) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, where he imposes a fine for
negligence under Article 78 (2) of the Act, specify in writing the fact of violation,
method of objection, objection period, etc., after investigating and confirming the relevant
offence, and give notice to pay the said fine to the person subject to a disposition of a fine
for negligence. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995>  (2) The Minister of Information and Communication shall, where he intends to impose a fine for
negligence under paragraph (1), provide the person subject to a disposition of fine for
negligence with an opportunity for stating his opinion orally or in writing with fixing a
period of not less than 10 days. In this case, he shall deem it as non-existence of opinion,
if no oral or written statement of opinion is presented within the specified period.
<Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995>  (3) In determining the amount of a fine for negligence, the Minister of Information and
Communication shall take into account the motivation of the offence and the consequences
thereof. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995>  (4) Collection procedures for a fine for negligence shall be determined by the Ordinance of
Ministry of Information and Communication. <Amended by Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr.
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This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. Article 2 (Contents of Restructuring)  The number of key communications business operators, their business areas and scopes of
business under Article 7 in Addenda of the Act shall be as follows:  1. Operations of local telephone business from among the general telecommunications business
may be given to the Korea Telecommunication Corporation (hereinafter refer to as the
Corporation) under the Telecommunication Corporation Act, and the international telephone
business may be operated by the Corporation and a person deemed to have received a designation
for a universal telecommunications service provider under Article 2 (2) of Addenda of
the Act, and the long distance telephone business may be operated by one designated
telecommunications service provider in addition to the Corporation; and  2. The mobile telephone business among the special communications businesses may be operated
by one telecommunications business operator with a nation-wide business area who is
additionally permitted, and the special telecommunications business other than the mobile
telephone business (excluding the minor business under the proviso of Article 16 (2) of
the Act) may be operated by less than two telecommunications business operators who are
additionally permitted by telecommunications service provided or by service area. Article
3 Omitted. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 13935, Jul. 23, 1993>  (1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.  (2) (Transitional Measures on Registration of Value-Added Communications Business) In case
where the Information and Communication Promotion Association receives an application for the
registration of the value-added communications business under the previous provisions at the
time when this Decree enters into force, it shall send a registration application along with
accompanying documents to the chief of the competent Communication Office. ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 14572, Apr. 6, 1995>  This Decree shall enter into force on April 6, 1995. 24




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ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 15283. Feb. 22, 1997>  This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 15328, Mar. 31, 1997> Article 1 (Enforcement Date)  This Decree shall enter into force on April 1, 1997. Articles 2 through 5  Omitted. ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 15579, Dec. 31, 1997>  This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 16186, Mar. 17, 1999>  This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 16424, Jun. 30, 1999>  This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 1999. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 16751, Mar. 13, 2000> Article 1 (Enforcement Date)  This Decree shall enter into force on March 13, 2000. (Proviso Omitted.) Articles 2 through 10  Omitted. 25




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ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 16774, Apr. 1, 2000>  This Decree shall enter into force on April 1, 2000. ADDENDUM<Presidential Decree No. 17237, Jun. 12, 2001>  This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 18309, Jan. 13, 2004>  (1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.  (2) (Term of Validity) The amended provisions of the latter part of Article 2-4 (1) shall be
effective for three years from the date of the enforcement of this Decree. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 18309, Mar. 9, 2004>  (1) (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.  (2) (Specific Example regarding Combined Sale) The amended provisions of paragraph (IV) 6 of the
attached Table 1 shall apply limited to the telecommunications services of the key communications
business operators (including the specific communications business or value-added communications
business operated by the key communications business operators) from the date on which three years
passes after the enforcement of this Decree. ADDENDA<Presidential Decree No. 18388, May 10, 2004>  This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation 26