방송통신 규제기구 개편과 법제 개선 방향

How to Reshuffle of Broadcasting and Communications Regulatory Authority and Its Legislation

This paper explore the reorganization of broadcasting & telecommunications regulation authority and its the related laws and regulations in the convergence age. Its purpose is to get some lessons from the logic of the present situation. In Korea broadcasting and telecommunication industries has been converged fast by digital technology. To deal with convergence between telecommunication and broadcasting, Korea Communications Commission(KCC) is established this year. It regulates broadcasting and telecommunications sectors as an important task. But KCC have some problems which should be improved; professionalism of law enforcement and political neutrality etc. In Chapter Three, I analysed the Act of establishing and operating Korea Communications Commission and the Basic Act of development for Telecommunications & Broadcasting. This is for regulating the Broadcasting & Telecommunications sectors in the same level, according to the so-called layer model regulation system. KCC will legislate the Business Act of Broadcasting & Telecommunications in next year. The IPTV Act will be included the Business Act.