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Plan calls for mandatory re-registration of all SIM cards
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/03/2018
» The telecom regulator plans to force all mobile firms to re-register their entire customer bases, despite widespread concerns over its harm to consumer data privacy and the burden it will place on operators.
TDRI shocked at move to aid two operators
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/03/2018
» Neither the government nor the telecoms regulator should be held responsible for the actions of two giant mobile telecom operators, according to Somkiat Tungkitvanich, chairman of the Thailand Development Research Institute.
Voice TV to challenge NBTC ban on talk show
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2018
» Voice TV is preparing to file a complaint with the Administrative Court to challenge a 15-day suspension order on one of its news talk shows after it was accused of inciting divisions by the telecommunications regulator.
Dubious aid for two giants draws flak
Business, Published on 26/03/2018
» Public queries have bombarded the military-led government and the telecom regulator after their decision to take the inexplicably generous route of invoking Section 44 to ease the financial burdens of Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) and True Move, the winners of the 4G licence auctions three years ago.
5G launch likely lags market
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/03/2018
» The commercial launch of fifth-generation mobile service (5G) is expected by the end of 2022, two years behind that of leading markets including China, South Korea, Japan, the US and Europe.
Censorship gone wrong
News, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2018
» The recent suspension of two of the evening shows on Voice TV could be a textbook example for journalism and political science students of the future. It was a trifecta of errors. The wrong censors made the wrong programming ban for the wrong reasons. The station, known to have strong red shirt and Pheu Thai sympathy, lost an evening talk show for two weeks. But the form and result of the two-week shutdown of the TonightThailand programme goes well past the inevitable court case over the order.
Prayut delays decision on digital TV relief measures
Published on 27/03/2018
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has deferred by one week the decision on whether to use his special powers to help digital TV and 900-MHz mobile operators amid conflicting views on the issue.
NBTC's S44 request likely to be denied
News, Published on 28/03/2018
» The telecom regulator's request for the use of Section 44 to suspend debt repayments for digital TV and mobile operators is likely to be denied amid conflicting views on the issue, said the organisation's chief yesterday.
NBTC stands by AIS-True Move aid package
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/04/2018
» The telecom regulator has reaffirmed that its assistance to Advanced Info Service (AIS) and True Move will generate 3.6 billion baht for the state during 2020-24 based on a 1.5% interest rate, with the hope that the two operators will join the planned auction of the 1800-megahertz spectrum.
NBTC makes spectrum auction U-turn
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 03/04/2018
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has made an about-face on the planned auction of the 1800-megahertz spectrum, returning to its original three-licence scheme of 90MHz in bandwidth (upload and download) instead of tripling the number of bandwidth slots to nine blocks.