“Not paying network usage fees for overseas OTT services leads to asymmetric losses”,
이진숙 방송통신위원회 위원장 후보자가 24일 오전 서울 여의도 국회 과학기술정보방송통신위원회에서 열린 인사청문회에 출석해 모두발언하고 있다. 2024.7.24/뉴스1 ⓒ News1 안은나 기자,
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, ‘”Overseas OTT services like Netflix, which have a revenue of 750 billion KRW, are not paying network usage fees,” said Lee Jin-sook, a candidate for the chairmanship of the Korea Communications Commission, on the 24th, emphasizing that she will examine this issue closely.’,
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, ‘During the personnel hearing at the National Assembly’s Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee on the same day, when asked by lawmaker Lee Hae-min of the People’s Party about the government support needed for the global competitiveness of domestic OTT services, the candidate responded, “There is a complaint that domestic online video services have to pay for this, which is unequal.”‘,
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, ‘Lee, the candidate, stated, “I believe that if two domestic OTT services like Wavve and Tving merge, positive synergies will occur, but as mentioned, overseas OTT services like Google and Netflix are suffering from what is called asymmetric losses by not paying network usage fees.”‘,
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, ‘She added, “If appointed as the chairwoman through the confirmation hearing, I will pay particular attention to this issue.”‘,
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, ‘When asked by lawmaker Lee Jun-seok of the Reformed Conservative Party if she agrees with the direction of aligning the regulatory levels between OTT services and legacy broadcasting stations, the candidate responded, “We need to balance it well.”‘