[170810] MVNO phones 알뜰폰

Talk about MVNO phones in Korea.

There are three major telecommunication companies in Korea.

Almost everyone uses their mobile phones with these three mobile carriers.

Recently, the government put into effect a program to cut down on household communication expenses.

-> put into effect 도입하다, cut down on ~을 절감하다.

This is called the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) system.

These companies borrow the communication networks of the three major mobile carriers to provide low cost plans for customers.

The trade-off for the low fees is that there are no additional member services.

-> trade-off 대가

The quality of service is also a little lower.

Although these shortcomings exist, more and more people are using the MVNO system because lower mobile fees are an advantage.

In particular, many people are getting these phones for their elderly parents who only make calls and don't use the Internet or additional services.