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Consumers' Perception on the Allocation Policy of 700MHz Band for Efficient Broadcasting Environment

700MHz대역 주파수 분배정책에 대한 소비자인식

  • Lee, Yoo-Jong (Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Jae, Mie-Kyung (Major of Consumer Science, Inje University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyang-Ran (Major of Consumer Science, Inje University)
  • Received : 2016.10.27
  • Accepted : 2016.11.28
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

This study surveys and discusses that to what extent consumers are understanding the benefits and which purpose of use they support more regarding the 700 MHz frequency band allocation for mobile communication use as well as public terrestrial UHD TV broadcasting use. The results of this study can be summarized as follow. First, consumers perceive not only advantages but disadvantages for the decision that 700 MHz frequency band is divided and utilized for both mobile communication and UHD TV broadcasting use. Second, 43% of consumers (the largest portion of opinions) say that they support government's final decision of 700 MHz frequency band allocation, which can be interpreted that government's long term discussion and final decision of frequency allocation policy is favorably accepted by the majority of consumers. The importance of this study is to survey consumers' perception of government's 700 MHz band frequency allocation policy from impartial point of view from either communication or broadcasting interest.

본 연구는 700MHz 대역 주파수 분배안 확정과 관련하여 지상파 방송과 이동통신 분야에서 주장하는 바에 대하여 소비자들이 그 효과를 얼마나 인식하고 있으며, 어느 분야에 분배하는 것을 더 지지하고 있는가를 살펴보았다. 연구 결과 첫째, 소비자들은 700MHz대역 주파수를 방송분야와 이동통신분야 각각에 대해 분배하는 것이 긍정적 효과와 부정적 효과가 모두 있다고 인식하고 있었다. 둘째, 700MHz대역 주파수 분배안 정책에 대한 소비자의 지지도를 살펴본 결과 방송과 이동통신 두 분야 모두에 분배해야 한다고 응답한 비율이 43%로 가장 높아 정부의 700MHz 주파수 분배정책은 소비자 측면에서 볼 때 바람직하게 분배되었다고 볼 수 있었다. 이 연구는 700MHz대역 주파수 분배정책과 관련하여 방송과 이동통신의 특정 분야의 입장에 치우치지 않고 중도적인 입장에서 소비자의 인식을 조사한 것에 연구의 의의가 있다.

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