Broadcast Commission to Exempt Reception Fees for Residents in Flood-Hit Areas
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The government and the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission will extend support to residents affected in areas declared special disaster zones due to heavy rain in Gyeongsang provinces this summer.
The support includes exemptions from television broadcasting reception fees and reductions in paid broadcasting service charges.
At its 32nd meeting, the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission deliberated and approved items including "A Matter Concerning Reception Fee Exemptions in Special Disaster Areas."
The government and the Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission will extend support to residents affected in areas declared special disaster zones due to heavy rain in Gyeongsang provinces this summer. The support includes exemptions from television broadcasting reception fees and reductions in paid broadcasting service charges.
The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission held its 32nd meeting on the 2nd. At the 32nd meeting, it deliberated and approved items including "A Matter Concerning Reception Fee Exemptions in Special Disaster Areas."
The support will first be applied to residents affected in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, and four myeon in Uiseong County, which were declared special disaster areas on July 8 in connection with the heavy rain damage. A total of 614 affected residents in those areas are eligible.
The exemption period for the reception fee is 2 months. Accordingly, eligible affected residents in Andong and the four myeon in Uiseong County will receive a 2-month exemption.
On August 21, Geoje and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province were also declared special disaster areas. Support for Geoje and Tongyeong will be pursued after the number of eligible recipients is finalized.
The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission is consulting with paid broadcasting operators on a plan to reduce paid broadcasting charges for residents affected by the heavy rain. Accordingly, reductions in paid broadcasting fees will also be implemented through the participation of the broadcasting industry.
Paid broadcasting operators including KT, SK Broadband, LG Uplus, KT Skylife, and LG HelloVision will cut broadcasting fees for residents in special disaster areas by half for one month. The participating operators consist of three IPTV providers, one satellite broadcasting company, and one cable TV company.
The reduction covers 50% of the affected residents' monthly paid broadcasting fee, and the reduction period is 1 month. The areas eligible for support are Jikji-myeon, Namseon-myeon, and Imha-myeon in Andong, Uiseong County's Danchon-myeon, Geoje, and Sanyang-eup and Bongpyeong-dong in Tongyeong, for a total of 7 areas.
Separately, when a special disaster area is declared, the Broadcast and Media Communications Commission receives lists of affected residents from local governments and supports reception fee exemptions. The commission's support for reception fee exemptions falls under indirect assistance such as public utility fee relief for disaster-affected residents.
Residents of special disaster areas can receive support by applying through their local governments. Eligibility is limited to residents of special disaster areas, and the support period is 10 days after the disaster damage ends.
The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) continue to support reception fee exemptions in disaster areas. Since 2000, such support has been implemented a total of 22 times.
The commission said residents affected by disasters can check information on available support at disaster support centers, where pamphlets outlining support items for affected residents are available. It added that applications for reception fee reductions for residents of special disaster areas should be filed with the relevant local government, and that no additional procedures are required once an application is submitted through the local government.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
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