No Korean nationwide services until 2006

March 30, 2003

The Korean Ministry of Information and Communication plans to postpone nationwide services of a new 3G mobile service, better known as IMT-2000, until after 2006, according to officials.

The ministry will also focus on the development of nine promising IT areas, such as intelligent robotics and telematiks, over the next 20-30 years, while pushing for the introduction of a real name system in all public Internet forums.

In a report to President Roh Moo-hyun, Information and Communication Minister Chin Dae-jae unveiled on the development of 3G services and other measures aimed at setting the direction of the country's telecom policy.

The IMT-2000 service will be implemented in Seoul by the end of this year as previously scheduled by SK Telecom and KTF, but nationwide services will not become available until after 2006 given market conditions, Chin said.

The government had planned to introduce the 2GHz 3G service based on W-CDMA technology nationwide by 2006 as it expected the current frequency range to reach its maximum capacity this year.

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