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Mobile emergency alert system test successful
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/04/2025
» Telecom operators and regulators on Friday conducted a successful test of a full-scale virtual cell broadcast entity (CBE) mobile emergency alert system in Bangkok.
New law holds banks, telecoms, social media companies responsible for scams
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/04/2025
» A new emergency decree took effect on Sunday that requires financial institutions, telecom operators and social media platform owners to share responsibility for failing to curb scams.
Unpacking the Game Industry Act
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/04/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has assigned the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) to draft the country's first Game Industry Act in collaboration with the Culture Ministry, creating a law that covers all dimensions of the digital game business and services.
Emergency warning TV channel considered
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/04/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is looking at ways to integrate an emergency warning system with a digital TV network.
Thai broadcast regulators cleared in World Cup case
Published on 08/04/2025
» A court on Tuesday dismissed a case against four members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) over the regulator’s handling of a 600-million-baht subsidy to obtain the broadcast rights to the 2022 football World Cup.
Talk of early warnings returns after the fact
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/04/2025
» Thailand's natural disaster early warning and alert system faces huge challenges after experts blamed poor coordination for a slow response to the earthquake in Myanmar that saw strong tremors sweep across Thailand on March 28.
NBTC to discuss early warning systems via digital TV
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/04/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will meet with relevant organisations on Thursday the discuss the establishment of early warning systems through existing digital television broadcasting networks and a new digital TV channel.
Association seeks to hold off auction of 3500MHz band
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/04/2025
» The Association of Digital Television Broadcasting (ADTEB) is vehemently opposed to the regulator's plan to auction off part of the 3500-megahertz spectrum.
Regulator, operators set up virtual cell broadcast
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/04/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and major telecom operators have set up a virtual cell broadcast entity (CBE) system as an interim solution to urgently enable national disaster response capabilities, pending the complete establishment of a CBE system by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
Thai govt ‘slow to react’ to tremors
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/03/2025
» The Senate on Monday took the government to task for what it said was a slow response to Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar that saw strong tremors sweep across Thailand.