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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2020.18.2.103

5G service and universal service  

Kim, Sung-Wook (School of Media and Communication at Seoul Women's University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.18, no.2, 2020 , pp. 103-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
The fire incident of KT's Ahyun branch occurred last year indicates that hyper-connected society led by 5G technology would be a dystopia instead of a utopia unless seamless connection of 5G service is well secured. Looking backward on 1999, we could peacefully and happily greet the new millennium by making a great effort to prevent the millennium bugs(Y2K) from causing the catastrophe such as a shut-down of banking system. Likewise, we should make a great effort to keep 5G networks and 5G service continuously working without the disruption of even just a second, which would enable us to avoid facing any catastrophes caused by the disruption of 5G service. As a way to do so, it can be considered that 5G service is designated as universal service because it has the key features of public goods like telephone and high-speed internet services.
Keywords
5G service; hyper-connected society; KT's Ahyun branch; network; universal service;
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