Seoul – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has announced a plan to provide additional public services through IPTV this year. The KCC said that they have created consortiums for KT, LG Dacom and SK Broadband – Korea’s three IPTV operators – to carry out the services. LG Dacom’s consortium is developing a medical counseling service whereby patients, in particular elderly citizens who cannot walk around freely, can get one-on-one counseling on their specific medical condition. Users can also get general information on hospitals, diseases and treatments. The service is slated to start in November. KT’s consortium is in charge of developing a military IPTV service by August in which military officers will be able to have video visits with family and friends using IPTV. They will also develop a home shopping service for agricultural produce in which users can buy directly from farms via IPTV. The SK Broadband consortium is developing travel services on internet TV, allowing users to get travel information from the Korea Tourism Organization and exchange information. “Last year, we focused on providing simple video-on-demand or text-based public services [through IPTV] but this year, we will provide two-way communication services,” said KCC in an official statement.
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