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[Alpha Biz= Reporter Kim Sangjin] The Fair Trade Commission recently sent a review report containing sanction opinions to DGT Mobility, Kakao Mobility's franchise in Daegu-Gyeongbuk.
Eleven months ago, Daegu City reported to the FTC that DGT Mobility excessively collected commissions, including income not generated through the Kakao Taxi app, as part of its revenue.
Kakao Mobility argued that franchise members utilize its infrastructure across the entire taxi business, justifying the scope of commission charges.
The FTC determined that charging commissions for revenue from direct passenger pickups during trips and from other platform use is unfair.
Last year, Kakao Mobility was fined 27.1 billion won by the FTC for 'call dispatching.' This year, issues regarding 'revenue inflation' by the Financial Supervisory Service and unfair commission charges by the FTC have placed them under sanction scrutiny for the second consecutive year.
The FTC plans to soon convene to discuss this matter and decide on the sanctions and their severity.
AlphaBIZ Kim SangJin(letyou@alphabiz.co.kr)
