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True may pass on spectrum bid
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/05/2018
» True Move, the country's second-largest mobile operator, might not join the planned 1800-megahertz spectrum auction in August unless the bidding is postponed by at least three months, a delay that would help the company raise the necessary funds for the 37.45-billion-baht minimum reserve price, says an industry source.
Prayut uses S44 to scrap NBTC selection
Online Reporters, Published on 24/04/2018
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has used his special power to halt the process of screening and selecting seven members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission.
Thai TV wins back B1.6bn bank guarantees
Online Reporters, Published on 13/03/2018
» The Central Administrative Court has ordered the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to return bank guarantees worth 1.5 billion baht to a loss-ridden digital TV operator but turned down the company’s demand for damages.
NBTC backs Section 44 for digital TV
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/12/2017
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has officially endorsed a three-year suspension of terrestrial digital TV operators' licence payments by requesting that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) invoke Section 44, allowing operators to postpone their payments.
S44 urged to keep NBTC board going
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/07/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha must invoke the powerful Section 44 to avert a regulatory problem when the term of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board expires in October, an industry executive has urged.
Fingerprinting for SIMs made mandatory
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/05/2017
» All mobile users must participate in the online fingerprint ID system for new prepaid and postpaid mobile SIM card registration, or they will not be allowed to use mobile service.
Net giants join govt on clean-up
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/05/2017
» The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an industry association made up of eight internet giants, has agreed in principle to work with local authorities to tackle webpages and content that violate the law.
Jittery ISPs seek better guidance on internet blocks
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/04/2017
» Fearing their licences may be revoked, internet service providers have sought guidance from the national telecom regulator on how they can block all illicit webpages and content on local network servers within the next seven days, especially content encrypted overseas which is extremely difficult to block.
Unlicensed IoT platform to get spectrum
Business, Published on 10/04/2017
» The telecom regulator has tentatively identified spectrum in the 920-925 megahertz band for Internet of Things (IoT) access under the unlicensed platform.
5G licence auction faces delay due to technicalities
Business, Published on 03/04/2017
» The planned fifth generation (5G) licence auction on the 2600-megahertz spectrum is likely to be put off to 2018 due to a lack of well-designed frequency valuation principles and the transition to a new telecom regulatory body.