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| Hangul | 정보통신부 |
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| Hanja | 情報通信部 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongbotongsinbu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngbot'ongsinbu |
The Ministry of Information and Communication or MIC was a ministry of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters are located in Jongno-gu,central Seoul. The last minister was Rho Jun-hyong,who began serving in March 2006. The ministry was dissolved on February 28,2008 and combined with the former Korean Broadcasting Commission to form the Korea Communications Commission.
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