‘단통법’ 제정 과정 분석: Kingdon의 다중흐름모형을 활용하여

The purpose of this study is to analyze the process of enacting the "Act on Improving the Distribution Structure of the Terminal" by applying the Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Model. In particular, it is to review how the policy issues, policy alternatives, and political trends were combined to open a window of policy and produce policy output. As a result, the following conclusions were obtained: First, Korea’s government now appears to be exerting enormous power on the market, but large corporations were having a huge impact on the policy process as well as the market. Second, macro-policy leaders (president and presidential office) and micro-policy leaders (parliamentary members, government agency and large corporation) played an important role in the process of making law. And the goals they pursued were different, the first one to pass the law, and the second to gain profit. Third, mobile network operators and manufacturers protected their own interests, in contrast, numerous terminal stores closed. The proportion of telecommunications costs to households did not decrease at all. Fourth, when telecommunication services drastically change to 5G as they are now in 2019, the handset subsidy policy should change accordingly. Although the above situations do not differ significantly from existing theories or experiences, this study clearly showed that macro-policy leaders, micro-formal policy leaders, and micro-substantial policy leaders were present that were not mentioned in previous studies.