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Mobile Carriers Join Forces with Naver for App Service

Mobile Carriers Join Forces with Naver for App Service

SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top three mobile carriers will team up with Naver, the country’s leading Internet service provider, to launch a unified app store, company officials said Thursday. SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. already have a combined app retail channel: One Store. A subsidiary of SK Telecom, which [...]

S. Korean Mobile Carriers’ Takeover Row Boils Over

S. Korean Mobile Carriers’ Takeover Row Boils Over

SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In a rare joint publicity stunt, South Korea’s two smaller mobile carriers placed an ad in 29 major newspapers late last month to denounce industry leader SK Telecom Co.‘s push to buy the country’s top cable TV operator. “We request that SK Telecom give up on a harmful acquisition [...]

Mobile Carriers Indicted over Illegal Subsidies

Mobile Carriers Indicted over Illegal Subsidies

SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors said Friday they have indicted South Korea’s three mobile carriers on charges of violating a law strictly banning excessive discounts or subsidies to customers. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said the carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. – are accused of paying subsidies far over [...]