Kakao Mobility Penalty for 'Calling Out' → Re-adjusted to KRW 15.1 billion

The fine imposed by the Fair Trade Commission on Kakao Mobility, which is suspected of "calling power abuse," has been reduced from 72.4 billion won to 15.1 billion won.

The FTC's fine recalculation was adjusted to reflect the final judgment of the Securities and Futures Commission on Kakao Mobility's sales, while maintaining the corrective order, prosecution charges, and the calculation ratio of fines determined at the plenary session on September 25.

The Securities and Futures Commission determined that it meets the accounting standards to calculate sales by applying the Net Act, which recognizes only the amount of business partnership fees deducted from the franchise fee as operating income, and the FTC confirmed the penalty again by multiplying the reduced related sales by the calculation ratio.

Kakao Mobility is accused of "gabjil" by demanding a rival taxi operator to sign a partnership contract and blocking the call of its taxi driver if it refuses to do so.