South Korean lawmaker Hwang Jeong-a introduced an amendment to the Framework Act on Broadcasting Communications Development to exclude OTT and other services not essential to public safety from mandatory inclusion in the basic plan for broadcasting and communications disaster management. Current rules designate value-added telecom operators based on user numbers and traffic, drawing criticism for sweeping in services such as OTT and healthcare apps. The amendment would keep the traffic rule but allow exemptions after review by the Telecommunications Disaster Management Review Committee.