방송과 보편적 서비스

Abstract

The concept of "universal service" has been recognized as a means of maintaining and justifying the monopolized status of mega communicaton company, but now it is accepted as a basic communication service. The European traditional view of the communication service is understood as "payment administration". The government is no more the main body of the industry, but still understands the industry as "Lesitungsverwaltung, although the communication market go through both market liberalization and privatization. Consequently, in the systematical relationship between the Communication law and the function of the government, the concept of Universal Service is correctly understood as a significant leading principle. Currently, each countries has little difference between the system of the Universal Services, reflecting the current trend of globalization of communication industry. Especially communication industry is a main subject of the international trade framework such as WTO. Of course, there can be found a slight difference in the itemized discussion because the industry is influenced by the cultural background and the protection of the social disadvantaged group. Recently in Korea the issue on how to define the legal nature of compensation emerges as the main research topic. I expect there will be more open research into the above topic in the academic world. Also there will be another problem of private entities' performance of Universal Service. "Indirect benefit","expense calculation", "financial resources supply" are the main problems which have been addressed. Especially the competition factor must be included into the designation of the business. And there must be induced the ground to inspect the range of the Universal Services by periods. The convergence of the Broadcast and Communication is the stream of the times. Under this tide, we sublate the dichotomy between the Broadcast and Communication. The same content of the each sector must be considered as same service and change the regulation direction to regulate the same way despite the different sector. This is the doctrine of "Treat same contents same, treat different contents different". In compliance with the Convergence of Broadcast and Communication, the high speed internet service and wireless communication service need to be seriously discussed. Both high speed internet service and wireless communication service must be examined to meet the standard of the range of the Universal Service. The prudence must be considered to develope the detailed regulation, and approach by stage is necessary. On the other hand, the legal aspect of the Broad Service is divided into the possibility of approach and the regualtion of the contents. The concept of "Public Interest" is functioned as criticizing the regulation tool, and converges into the concept of Universal Service. Thus, expanding and reinterpreting the concept of Universal Service could connote clearing up the fringe area and promoting the universal contact. broadcasting is the alternative proposal to solve the specific problem arisen from expanding and reinterpreting the concept of Universal Service.