1934 Act Registration No. 1-14418
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2004

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                              SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                                 99, Seorin-dong
                                    Jongro-gu
                                  Seoul, Korea
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

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     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

                    Form 20-F [X]          Form 40-F [ ]


     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)

                          Yes [ ]          No [X]

     (If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-          .)

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     This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
the prospectuses included in Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File Nos.
333-91034 and 333-99073) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent
not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. ("SKT", NYSE:SKM) INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE FIRST HALF OF
FISCAL YEAR 2004.

On July 23, 2004, SKT's board of directors approved the interim dividend rate of
1,000 Korean Won per common stock for the first half of fiscal year 2004.

The shareholders who are registered in the SKT's shareholders registry as of
June 30, 2004 will be entitled to receive the interim dividends. The total
amount of the interim dividend to be paid will be 73,614,296,000 Korean Won.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                           SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

                                                           By: /s/ Sung Hae Cho
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                                                           Name:  Sung Hae Cho
                                                           Title: Vice President


Date: July 26, 2004

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