CU Partners with KT to Launch Industry's First Discounted Mobile Plan Collaboration

Additional 20% Discount Offered at Convenience Stores

CU announced on the 27th that it will launch the industry's first discount mobile plan in partnership with KT.

To launch the discount mobile plan, the two companies held a contract signing ceremony at the KT Gwanghwamun building, attended by Song Ji-taek, Head of Innovation Division at BGF Retail, Kwon Hee-geun, Head of Sales Division at KT, and Chae Jeong-ho, CEO of KT M Mobile.

Song Ji-taek, Head of Innovation Division at BGF Retail (right), and Kwon Hee-geun, Head of Sales Division at KT, are posing for a commemorative photo at the KT Altteul Phone CU partnership plan contract signing ceremony.

The KT discount mobile plan offered by CU maintains the affordable basic mobile phone rates in the 20,000 to 30,000 KRW range, while adding a convenience store 20% discount feature that was not previously available in the discount mobile phone market.

The discount plans will be available in five options starting from the 28th of this month. The basic allowances for each plan are as follows: ▲15GB Unlimited: 15GB data, unlimited calls and texts ▲15GB(100): 15GB data, 100 minutes calls, 100 texts ▲15GB(300): 15GB data, 300 minutes calls, 300 texts ▲71GB Unlimited: 11GB data + 2GB daily, unlimited calls and texts ▲100GB Unlimited: 100GB data, unlimited calls and texts. Customers can freely choose according to their individual communication usage.

Customers who subscribe to this plan can enjoy a 20% discount benefit at CU stores every month for 24 months (up to 5,000 KRW per month).

To celebrate the launch of the KT discount mobile plan, CU will give subscribing customers a free get Ice Americano exchange coupon. The event will be available through the event menu in Pocket CU from the 2nd of next month until the end of this year, with one participation allowed per ID.

Song Ji-taek, Head of Innovation Division at BGF Retail, said, “In the recent high inflation environment, we collaborated with the telecommunications industry to provide various benefits to customers,” adding, “CU will continue to collaborate with various different industries to enhance benefits across customers’ daily lives.”