방송법상 ‘보편적 시청권'개념에 관한 비판적 고찰

A Critical Study On The Concept of 'The Universal Access Right' In The Broadcasting Act攀* Full-Time Lecturer, Gangnung National University攀攀Ko, Min-Su* In December 2006, the National Assembly passed a revision bill of the Broadcasting Act including the introduction of the Concept of 'the universal access right'. The Amendment was aimed to strike the balance between Broadcasters concerning the exclusive Possession of broadcasting right on the big event attracting general public. The introduction of the new concept is for that programs such as A- match soccer game attracting general public should be available without additional cost. But the result of legislation is focused on reducing excessive competition between broadcasters on the broadcasting right and regulating the simultaneous programming between broadcasters. Any legislative effort for Protecting the universal access to broadcasting service should be directed toward an analysis of constitutional Perspective. Because the legislative effort should be within the limit of constitutional value order. With the point that the constitutional status of viewer could be deduced from the freedom of information and with respect to the function of universal access to broadcasting service, I want to confirm the legal status of Viewer based on the "the structure of mass communication system" and suppose to legal method guaranteeing the opportunity to access the broadcasting service without additional cost. With this purpose in mind, I analyzed the constitutional value of the freedom of information and the meaning of the universal access to broadcasting service with England, Germany and France.