1920,30년대 인천부(仁川府) 전화 미디어의 확산구조 -공간적 확산패턴과 가입자 특성을 중심으로-

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to look at the spatial diffusion of telephone system in In-cheon during 1920-30s. For this purpose, this article discussed historical development of technological and institutional elements of telephone system during colonial period. Telephone enterprises established by the Government-General of Korea(GGK) in an administrative district of In-cheon was stagnated by two primary factor. This two primary factor was as follows. The first factor was problems of telephone administration such as the adjustment of partitions in telephone subscription district. Actually, the definite adjustment of partitions in telephone subscription district of In-cheon was accomplished in 1919. The second factor was technological problems such as obsolete telephone equipments. Telephone sets over seven thousand couldn't be accommodated before a single magneto switchboard was changed into a multiple magneto switchboard in December, 1923. Nonetheless, the diffusion of telephone among Japanese people was accomplished in comparatively fast pace. Japanese people owned telephone at the rate of three or four household to one. But, the diffusion of telephone among Korean people was very slow, showing a ratio of one hundred household to one. Also, the diffusion of telephone in In-cheon of 1920-30s was biased in terms of occupational distribution. About 90% of telephone owner were merchants and industrialists. Also About 33-4% of telephone owner of merchants and industrialists were forwarding agents, grain brokers, grain millers, and restaurant owner. On the other hand, the ethno-biased diffusion of telephone was intertwined with the space-biased diffusion. Overall spatial diffusion of telephone in In-cheon was accomplished in two ways. One was pattern of diffusing without particular rules in a densely populated district of telephone owner. The other was pattern of diffusing according a main road in a loosely populated district of telephone owner. As a result, telephones of Korean people were mainly located in regions such as 'Naeri'(內里), 'Yongri'(龍里), 'Oeri'(外里), where Korean rich person lived. telephones of Japanese people were diffused with a form of a concentric circle. Central region of this concentric circle was as follows: 'Hang-Jeong'(港町), 'Hae-An-Jeong'(海岸町), 'Bon-Jeong'(本町), 'Joong-Jung'(仲町), 'Bin-Jeong'(濱町), 'Shin-Jeong'(新町), 'Goong-Jeong'(宮町).