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There are still many people who want to charge the telecommunication fee. The service starts after about 10 days, and there is a lot of nervousness between the carriers and civic groups on this plan.

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Recently, Samsung Electronics' 5G smartphone model has passed the National Radio Research Institute's conformity certification, and Korea's 5G commercialization date is set to 5th of next month.

Verizon, a US telecom operator, plans to roll out a 5G smartphone next month, but will be able to defend the world's first 5G service title in six days.

Now the important thing is the 5G plan that consumers can accommodate.

SKT, which has been frustrated after presenting a tariff of 120,000 won from 70,000 won last month, is expected to add a mid-priced 50,000 won rate plan as recommended by the government advisory council.

However, the 'Citizens' Behavior of 5G Rates' organized by a consumer group has put pressure on carriers to campaign for commuting to work.

Like the existing LTE system, it is necessary to reduce the difference in data amount between 20 ~ 40 times, with the current data rate of 80 ~ 20 times.

[Kim Joo-ho / Permanent Mission Leader: You can take full advantage of 5G through various methods such as WiFi. I think I can make a lot of choices when I make a low price plan.]

It is a protest from telecom companies that low-cost plans are meaningless in 5G communications using large amounts of data, and in the United States, they are more expensive than Korea.

However, it is pointed out that Korea, which has a lot of users in big cities such as Seoul,

Especially, in Korea, where the share of communication expenses of household expenditure is particularly large, it is said that the convenience of users should be prioritized from the beginning as the plan is a living cost of living.

(Video coverage: Sul Minehwan, video editing: Jong Tae Kim, VJ: Han Seungmin)