방송통신융합 현상에 따른 기업결합의 경쟁법적 규제

The paradigm on regulatory system in media industry is shifting. That is to say, regulatory authorities in many countries are transforming vertical regulatory regimes into horizontal ones. It is because they want to response to the environmental change of convergence between broadcastings and telecommunications. Horizontal regulatory system is normally related with deregulation or post-regulation of the industry. Therefore, the convergence in the industry may create various legal problems. There are many issues on the convergence in the field of the competition law. For example, the convergence between telecommunications and broadcastings may produce legal problems regarding M&A of companies and enterprises. Article 7 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trading Act provide the restriction on combination of enterprises. This paper analyses several possible legal problems on the convergence environment in competition law focusing on the restriction on combination of enterprises. After that, it proposes the legal solutions to the problems.