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Plan for additional landline digit strays
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/09/2019
» The government's plan to add one digit to all nine-digit fixed-line telephone numbers nationwide by 2021 is at risk of faltering as state telecom enterprise TOT struggles to acquire a budget of 1 billion baht to develop a transmission system to facilitate the change.
Digital Economy and Society Ministry monitoring 'suspicious' accounts
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/08/2019
» About 10 accounts on social media platforms are being monitored for suspicion of generating and sharing fake news that could affect the public, says Buddhipongse Punnakanta, minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE).
Underground cable rent fee deal urged
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/08/2019
» The telecom regulator has urged state telecom enterprise TOT and seven telecom operators to quickly conclude rental fees for underground cable conduits so the scheme can accelerate in line with the government's policy to beautify Bangkok.
NBTC looks to allay fears over conduit monopoly
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/08/2019
» The telecom regulator is assuaging concerns about a monopoly firm controlling the 20-billion-baht underground cable conduits project, saying city hall's business arm Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT) would be responsible for investing in and operating the scheme.
NBTC to charge conduit fees
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/07/2019
» The telecom regulator insists it will charge telecom operators service fees for cable conduits as part of an ongoing project to ensure that rates are fair and serve the city government's objective of putting all existing overhead telecom and broadcasting cables underground throughout the capital.
NBTC: 700MHz licences set for sale
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/06/2019
» The country's three major mobile operators are expected to agree to buy 700MHz licences by Wednesday's due date, despite opposition to a 17.58-billion-baht price tag deemed too high relative to spectrum costs in other countries.
Lobby group warns NBTC over potential 5G auction pitfalls
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/06/2019
» Thailand should not repeat its mistakes by trying to maximise revenue for 5G spectrum, which could risk harming consumers and inefficiently using a scarce resource, warns a report by the mobile operator lobbying group GSMA.
AIS Game Expo targets mobile market
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/05/2019
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) kicked off the country's first ever Game Expo on Thursday as the nation's largest mobile operator attempts to capitalise on the booming mobile gaming industry.
TUC, AWN keen to get 700MHz licence
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/05/2019
» True Move H Universal Communication (TUC) and Advanced Wireless Network (AWN) are the likeliest operators to acquire 700-megahertz spectrum licences when they are available for sale in June, says a telecom analyst at Kasikorn Securities.
Thai TV meets NBTC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/04/2019
» Media veteran and Thai TV owner Pantipa Sakulchai, aka J Tim, met with the broadcasting regulator on Thursday to see whether her company is exempt from additional licence fee payments under Section 44 despite having exited the business four years ago after failing to make licence payments.