(1) Among the following information and communications service providers who meet the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree in terms of the scale, etc. of information and communications facilities (hereinafter referred to as "integrated information and communication facility operator, etc.") shall take protective measures, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in order to operate information and communications facilities in a stable manner: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Jan. 3, 2023>
1. A person who operates and manages integrated information and communications facilities to provide information and communications services for others (hereinafter referred to as "integrated information and communication facility operator");
2. A person who operates and manages integrated information and communication facilities directly to provide his or her own information and communications services.
(2) Every integrated information and communication facility operator shall purchase insurance policies as prescribed by Presidential Decree to cover damages that may be caused by destruction or damage of integrated information and communication facilities or any other trouble in operation.
(3) The Minister of Science and ICT may regularly inspect whether protective measures under paragraph (1) have been implemented and may order the integrated information and communication facility operator, etc. to take corrective measures with respect to matters requiring supplementation; provided, in cases of matters for which inspection under Article 36-2 (2) of the Framework Act on Broadcasting Communications Development has been conducted with respect to an integrated information and communication facility operator, etc. such matters shall be excluded from the inspection on whether protective measures under paragraph (1) have been implemented. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(4) The Minister of Science and ICT may request providers of information and communications services falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (1), the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the heads of local governments, and the heads of institutions designated as public institutions pursuant to Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions to submit materials in order to verify whether they fall under the category of integrated information and communication facility operators and to conduct an inspection under paragraph (3). Upon receipt of a request for submission of materials in such cases, a person in receipt of such request shall comply therewith, in the absence of good cause, and Article 64 (6) and (9) through (11) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures, methods, etc. for requesting submission of materials. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(5) Article 64-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the protection and destruction of materials submitted pursuant to paragraph (4). <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(6) Where the provision of information and communications services has been interrupted during the period prescribed by Presidential Decree due to a disaster, calamity, or other physical or functional defects, an integrated information and communication facility operator shall report to the Minister of Science and ICT without delay the current status of interruption, causes of such interruption, emergency measures, and recovery measures. In such cases, the Minister of Science and ICT may provide technical support necessary for the recovery and protection of integrated information and communications facilities. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(7) A provider of information and communications services who has leased an integrated information and communications facility provided by an integrated information and communication facility operator shall actively cooperate with the integrated information and communication facility operator in implementing protective measures under paragraph (1), and if exclusively operating and managing the leased facility, including directly installing and operating facilities necessary for protective measures under paragraph (1) or controlling access to such facilities, he or she shall take measures prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as implementing protective measures and reporting service interruption due to a disaster, etc. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(8) The Minister of Science and ICT may entrust affairs regarding the inspection under paragraph (3) and technical support under paragraph (6) to a specialized organization prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>
(9) The frequency and method of inspection under paragraph (3), the method of reporting under paragraph (6), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Added on Jan. 3, 2023>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 13, 2008]