Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: November 2007
Product Code: R302-1705Description In an election year for the South Korean presidency, the country’s mobile operators are being pressuredby the government to reduce their mobile tariffs, especially for lower income groups. SK Telecom, KTFand LG Telecom have been in talks with the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)regarding the price of their services, following disparaging remarks by the presidential office that theyshould ‘rationalise’ their fees. LG Telecom said the remarks were made due to ‘concerns about votes.’However, according to policies laid out by the MIC, direct intervention in price setting is forbidden. Itwould appear therefore, that SK Telecom’s announcement it would cut mobile rates by 50% forsubscribers making calls on the same network from October onwards forms part of government pressure;the operator however denies that it has bowed to government orders.
Table of Contents - Executive Summary
- Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Table: South Korean Mobile Market Net Additions (December 2006 - August 2007)
- Table: South Korean Mobile Market, August 2007
- 3G
- Table: South Korean Mobile Operators: Monthly Outgoing Minutes of Use (MOU) 2005-2007
- Fixed-Line
- Table: South Korean Local Access Market, March 2007
- Broadband
- Table: South Korean Broadband Market, March 2007
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: SK Telecom
- Table: KTF
- Table: LG Telecom
- Industry Developments
- Ready For A Third 3G Operator?
- Handset Vendors Fare Well In Global Market
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: South Korea Telecoms Sector - Mobiles - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Fixed-Line
- Table: South Korea Telecoms Sector - Fixed-line - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Internet
- Table: South Korea Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Business Environment
- Asia
- South Korea
- Table: Asia-Pacific Business Environment Ranking
- SWOT
- South Korea Telecoms Business Environment Industry SWOT
- Company Profiles
- Regional Case Study
- Asia Provides Fuel For Nokia Growth
- Table: Top Five Mobile Phone Vendors By Shipments Q2 2007
- Table: Nokia Ten Major Markets by Net Sales, 2006
- Table: Nokia Financial Highlights (EURmn), Q2 2007
- Operator Profiles
- KT Corporation
- Hanaro Telecom
- SK Telecom
- Appendix: Competitive Landscape
- Competitor Analysis
- Table: Key Players: South Korea Telecoms Sector
- Table: Selected Operators Financial Indicators
- Market Structure
- Key Players
- Fixed-Line Overview
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Internet Overview
- Table: Regional Internet Penetration Overview
- Mobile Overview
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario
- South Korea - Economic Activity
- BMI Forecast Modelling
- How we generate our industry forecasts
- Telecommunications Industry
- Sources
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