{
  "id": 11390385,
  "title": "Korea, Japan trade claims over who has pricier mobile plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/korea-japan-trade-claims-over-who-has-pricier-mobile-plans-11390385",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261002/korea-japan-trade-claims-over-who-has-pricier-mobile-plans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea and Japan are engaged in a dispute over which country has the costlier mobile phone plans. The Seoul-based Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) has rebutted a recent report by Japan's government ranking Seoul as the priciest city for mobile services. The KTOA argues that the Japanese assessment \"undermined its objectivity and credibility\" by applying \"favorable to Japan\" criteria and arbitrarily choosing specific mobile plans for comparison. The KTOA insists that \"if the data were compared again using the same criteria, Korea’s mobile service rates would rank third or fourth among the six countries.\" Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released a report on June 30 that compared mobile service rates among countries.",
  "summary": "Korea and Japan are trading claims over the average prices of mobile phone plans, with a Seoul-based telecom operators’ association challenging a recent Japanese government report that ranked Seoul as the most expensive cities for mobile services. The Korea Telecommunications Operators Association (KTOA) recently issued a statement arguing that the Japanese government’s international comparison…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea, Japan trade claims over who has pricier mobile plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/korea-japan-trade-claims-over-who-has-pricier-mobile-plans",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:47:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}