Study on public service model with DTV white space in Korea

This paper presents theoretical and experimental study on feasibility of public service for DTV idle space called DTV white space in Korea. We conducted the in-depth interview of the experts who work for the stakeholders at the related fields, such as government, broadcaster, Telco, and academia. Through the interview, we achieved the research purpose, understanding the needs for the DTV white space policy and extracting the appropriate service. It contains the direction of the spectrum management, the white space policy, and the way of the service vitalisation in public aspects. With the results of interview, we proposed the policy guideline for the successful launch of DTV white space service in public aspect rather than commercial aspect.