Myths Surrounding Network Usage Fees: South Korea

The report analyzes Korean ISPs' purported justifications for network usage fees on content providers, and finds no economic rationale. Claim by claim, this report debunks arguments for proposed fees and shows that ISPs have incurred no significant additional costs from increased data traffic that would justify having the government pick winners and losers. However, the costs of network usage fees to Korea's consumers, champion firms, internet quality, and national security may be significant.