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Censorship versus security
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 18/08/2010
» Freedom of speech, abuse of power by the government, and the new norms of a democratic society empowered by the Internet were all topics discussed by a wide variety of speakers at a seminar on the third anniversary of the Computer Misuse Act, often known as the Cybercrime law, hosted by the Thai Netizen Network, Media 4 Democracy and the Southeast Asia Press Alliance.
Amendments needed to avert 3G disaster
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» It will be a disaster if the 3G bid goes ahead now without amendments. Operators have a choice either to boycott the auction, or to sign a document they have no intention of abiding by - in other words, doing things the Thai way. The problem stems from three clauses added at the last moment, after the last hearing and appearing in the final draft for the auction information memorandum (IM) calling for the return of frequency; for no core network and for no roaming from 2G to 3G.
Johnsen calls for clarification
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» There is a need to restructure the telco industry and move on from the era of concessions and revenue sharing. It should happen now, before the 3G auction, as the cost of proceeding with an auction on top of this regulatory mess now to fix it at a later date will be much higher than a six-month delay today.
Why the powers that be oppose evolution
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 26/05/2010
» There are times when having an engineer in the room when big business deals are being hammered out would make sense. One such incident would be the way ToT and AIS are going about their 3G roaming on-again, off-again disagreement.