Handset subsidy ban lifted
This photo, taken July 22, 2025, shows a smartphone store in Seoul, as the decadelong controversial ban on handset subsidies was lifted starting the same day as part of efforts to lower the financial burden on consumers for communications service. (Yonhap)
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