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Diving into the mule account crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/05/2024
» Authorities began checking the names of mobile banking account holders and mobile subscribers on Monday to see if they match, part of a joint effort led by the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Mobile banking users reassured about probe
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2024
» Owners of mobile bank accounts can continue to use the services as normal while authorities check to match the names of account holders and phone subscribers, aiming to clamp down on bank accounts used by fraudsters, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).
National Telecom slashes 2024 investment budget by B1bn
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/02/2024
» The management of state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) has cut 1 billion baht from its investment budget of 6 billion for 2024 operations in an effort to ease its financial burden.
Push for more data protection officers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/10/2023
» Around 20,000 enterprises and state agencies are required to have data protection officers (DPOs) this year to help them avoid possible compliance failure with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
New board likely to review National Telecom's 700MHz plan
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/10/2023
» The portion of the 700-megahertz spectrum operated by National Telecom (NT) is likely to face a review when its new board is appointed in the near future as the project could be deemed an unworthy investment causing a long-term financial burden for the state enterprise.
Merger study paints a grim picture
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/10/2022
» The merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) would hamper market competition and make a hike in service fees more likely, according to the latest study by an international independent adviser.
Spotlight on fixed broadband
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/08/2022
» National Telecom (NT), the state-owned telecom enterprise, is weighing options on how to handle its loss-making fixed broadband business, including the prospect of renting the infrastructure to other players to operate.
True hits back at calls for merger delay
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/04/2022
» True Corporation, the country's second largest mobile operator by subscriber base, has insisted its planned merger with industry peer Total Access Communication (DTAC) cannot be delayed from its timeline that targets completion by mid-June, despite a reshuffle of the telecom regulator's board.
Data sheds light on Thai Pavilion's triumph
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/04/2022
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry hailed the Thailand Pavilion at Dubai's World Expo as a success because it attracted more than 2.35 million visitors, which accounted for 9.8% of the fair's total visitor numbers, beating its original target of 7%.
Call for merger delay amid query
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/04/2022
» An extraordinary House committee tasked with studying the impact of the merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) plans to submit a letter to the cabinet on Wednesday suggesting the procedure be delayed because of legal ambiguities and questions about the regulator's power to deal with the issue.