: Everyone gets 400kbps access, oldies get expanded caps, and leaky telcos get a rap over the knuckles
Universal basic income is an idea that hasn’t gained much traction, but South Korea on Thursday implemented a universal basic mobile data access scheme.that both explain the scheme will provide over seven million subscribers with unlimited downloads at just 400 kbps after their data allowances expire.
South Korea’s dominant carriers, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, have agreed to the plan. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Science and ICT Bae Kyunghoon said the scheme is needed because citizens can’t do without access to online services, and also because South Korea’s telcos need to re-earn their social licenses after recent security lapses that saw"We have now reached a critical juncture where we must move beyond mere pledges not to repeat past mistakes,” the deputy PM said. “Instead, we must respond with a level of innovation and contribution – a complete transformation – that the public can tangibly perceive." "It is crucial to contribute to public welfare – such as by guaranteeing basic telecommunications rights for all citizens – while actively investing to lead the way toward a future defined by an AI-driven society,” he added.South Korea enlists AI to spot pump and dump schemes on social media, or in SpamThey’ve also resolved to introduce low-priced 5G plans that cost ₩20,000 or less , and to increase data and calling allowances for senior citizens. The government also extracted promises to upgrade Wi-Fi services on subways and long-distance trains. Bae didn’t just wield a stick: He also dangled a carrot in the form of a promise to support research on networks that will support AI applications. But he also urged the three telcos to invest more in the networks – not just datacenters – to make AI applications accessible to all. ® Microsoft cuts cloudy desktop prices by 20 percent, warns they’ll wake up slowlyAnthropic will let your agents sleep on its couch How JumpCloud unifies IT management to tame shadow AIGoogle wants more Intel inside ... its datacenters, taps Chipzilla for more SmartNICsAWS: Agents shouldn't be secret, so we built a registry for themDeere oh Deere: Tractor repair row heads for $99M settlement
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