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Auction for Additional 5G Spectrum Delayed amid Dispute

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A planned bidding for additional 5G network frequency bands has been delayed to after this month, officials said Thursday, as three major South Korean telecom operators failed to come up with a compromise over the planned auction. In December, the Science and ICT ministry said it will open bidding [...]

Government Offers Mobile Carriers Discounts for 5G Frequency Band to Encourage Price Cuts

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will offer telecom providers discounted prices for the use of 5G frequency bands in a move to encourage data plan price cuts. The Ministry of Science and Technology announced plans on Sunday to push through with reforms to the radio waves act, laying the legal groundwork for incentives [...]