Gov't rules SK Telecom must allow interconnectivity on 3G network

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's telecom regulator on Wednesday ordered
the country's dominant mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. to allow interconnectivity
on its third generation (3G) network.
The Korea Communications Commission ruled that SK Telecom's 3G network should
interconnect with the wireline network of KT Corp., the largest fixed-line
telephone operator, so that subscribers to the traditional phone service can call
wireless subscribers to SK Telecom's 3G service, and vice versa.
SK Telecom and KT had formed an agreement over interconnectivity on the previous
second-generation cellular network.
KT earlier made an appeal to the Commission after the two failed to reach a
similar consensus over the multimedia-oriented 3G network.
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