Residents Can Now More Easily Reclaim 'Common Electricity Fees' Paid Unknowingly

A path has opened to make it easier for residents to reclaim common electricity fees that they have been paying every month without realizing it.

Apartments and villas are equipped with internet splitters that distribute internet signals to each household.

These devices are installed in common terminal boxes or centralized communication rooms and use the building's common electricity.

In principle, this electricity cost should be paid by the telecommunications or cable TV companies providing the service, but in some residential complexes, it has been charged to the residents.

The amount of common electricity actually used by telecommunications companies is significant.

As of 2024, the common electricity usage fees paid to the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) under building owners' names amounted to 42.1 billion won for KT, 29.6 billion won for SK Broadband, and 19.7 billion won for LG Uplus.

In response, the government launched a compensation application management system and a dedicated center for common electricity fees for internet facilities in residential complexes starting yesterday, June 16.

Building management entities, such as apartment management office heads or villa representatives, can verify the internet facilities within the building and then register them by accessing the compensation application management system.
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