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Announced inquiry into app market operators for violations of the Telecommunications Business Act

On 17 May 2022, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) initiated a fact-finding check to determine whether Google, Apple and One Store are violating the Telecommunications Business Act. The KCC stated that it received a report from the Korean Pu…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-05-17
under deliberation

On 17 May 2022, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) initiated a fact-finding check to determ…

2022-08-09
concluded

On 9 August 2022, the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) closed its inquiry into Google, Apple …