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Up to 6 percent fines on illegal spam sales take effect Oct 1

A system to impose fines of up to 6 percent of related sales on illegal spam senders and businesses that neglect prevention obligations will take effect next month. The Broadcasting Media and Communications Commission approved a revised enforcement decree and a related notice setting detailed measures for information and communications service providers. Fines will range from 1 to 6 percent, with benchmark amounts of 100 million to 2 billion won when sales are hard to calculate.

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New broadcasting media communications commission still without signboard ahead of 1st anniversary

South Korea’s Broadcasting Media and Communications Commission has yet to hang its signboard as it nears its first anniversary, as its legally required seven-member lineup remains incomplete. The People Power Party’s recommended standing commissioner seat has been vacant for more than six months after parliament rejected a nominee in February. The commission has named its first vice chair, but it has not set a date for a signboard ceremony, with officials citing the unresolved appointment.

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Broadcast Media and Communications Commission launches consultative body to boost pay-TV industry

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media and Communications Commission has launched a private-public consultative body to draw up measures to revitalise the pay-TV industry as growth stalls and profitability worsens. The commission held the first meeting in Seoul on Aug. 20 with pay-TV operators and the Korea Information Society Development Institute. The group will discuss deregulation, building an innovation base, supporting digital and AI transition, and creating a fair, co-prosperity environment, including content usage fee issues.