"Additional 25% Mobile Bill Discount From Today" Causes Stir Online... The Truth Revealed

Commission: "No Additional Discount System Beyond the Optional Contract"

With Apple set to launch the 'iPhone 18,' the Korea Communications Commission has issued a warning after false information claiming that 'you can receive an additional 25% discount on mobile phone bills' began circulating online.

Mobile carrier logos of the three major telecommunications companies displayed at a mobile phone store in an electronics market in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 16th, the Commission stated that, recently, messages with the claim 'from today, you can get an additional 25% discount on your mobile phone bill' have been spreading across online communities and messenger apps, but clarified that this information is not true.

Currently, mobile carriers operate the ‘optional contract discount system,’ which provides a 25% discount on communication fees if users sign a contract with their carrier, instead of receiving an upfront device subsidy. The Commission explained that, other than this, there is no system where mobile carriers offer additional discounts on mobile phone charges.

The Commission also cautioned that messages about mobile plan discounts received via friends or group chats may be false information from unclear sources. It urged the public not to contact or consult with the phone numbers included in such messages.

Previously, the ‘mandatory contract discount system,’ which offered a 25–30% discount on mobile phone charges separately from device subsidies in exchange for a period of service contract, was abolished after 2015.

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