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Pundits predict further procrastination at NBTC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/04/2021
» Telecom veterans have warned that the selection of new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board will not be easy and is unlikely to be accomplished in a single attempt due to the conditions contained in the amended NBTC Act.
All eyes on next NBTC board
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/03/2021
» With the new round of recruitment for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board scheduled for this month, players in the telecom, broadcasting and innovation industries are monitoring the process as another derailment -- three times in three years -- could jeopardise previous plans put forward by the regulator.
Applications for NBTC board to start this month
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/08/2020
» The application period for new board members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is expected to begin this month.
The man behind Thailand's modern digital landscape
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2020
» When Takorn Tantasith joined Thailand's telecom regulator in 2005, for most people a phone was just a phone. Remember? A simple device used by one person to call another.
USO auction result could be quashed
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/08/2017
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says it will scrap the auction results for a 13.6-billion-baht rural fibre-optic network if the project fails to meet the budget transparency standards of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG).
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.
New 4G auction set for May 27
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/04/2016
» The government will invoke Section 44 of the interim constitution to enable the re-auction of the 900-megahertz spectrum on May 27.
OAG urges 4G transparency
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/07/2015
» The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has urged the national telecom regulator to ensure greater transparency and effective mechanisms for the imminent fourth-generation (4G) spectrum auctions, and not repeat the mistakes it made with the 3G and digital TV licences.
NBTC autonomy urged
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/02/2015
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission must retain its independence and authority to allocate all frequency ranges and comply with constitutional laws, says the chairman of the NBTC superboard.
TOT delays 'unwieldy' 3G deal to 2014
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/12/2013
» The second phase of TOT's third-generation (3G) network expansion will be put off again until next year, as the state telecom could not decide on its partnership models by last week.