Korea Media and Communications Commission, also known as KMCC or KCC, is a State Owned entity headquartered in South Korea. Founded in 2008, the organization functions as a South Korean media regulation agency, modeled after the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America. It was established on February 29, 2008, combining the former Korean Broadcasting Commission and the Ministry of Information and Communication, with decisions made by the five members of the Commission. The organization was renamed Korea Media and Communications Commission in October 2025 under the Lee Jae-myung government, adding the media component to its mandate.
On October 8, 2026, cable TV operators urged a change in government policy, calling for regulatory improvements to strengthen local channels, expand media access, and bridge the AI gap, despite grappling with structural issues like content usage fees and a lack of autonomy in structuring broadcast products. Previously, on September 28, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) disapproved pay-TV operator D'Live's financial improvement plan and ordered a new submission within three months, halting the company's efforts to fulfill its license renewal conditions from the prior year. This followed the official implementation on July 7 of a law designed to prevent the distribution of malicious false and manipulated information, with the KCC announcing the State Council's approval of the amended 'Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection'. Earlier, on June 15, KCC Chairman Kim Jong-chul stated the commission would soon finalize and officialize the sanctions process, including fines, for in-app payments involving Google and Apple. On the same day, Chairman Kim Jong-cheol unveiled his vision for a "basic media society" to ensure universal media access and mentioned the potential introduction of a "media voucher" to guarantee access to content platforms, networks, and devices.
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