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NBTC: Disruptions reimbursed
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/04/2018
» The telecom regulator plans to force all internet service providers (ISPs) to automatically compensate their customers in the next bill payment period if their services are disrupted.
NBTC scraps broadband auction
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/03/2018
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Wednesday scrapped its auction plan seeking constructors of a broadband internet network covering 15,732 villages, which was previously set for auction by April.
NBTC reprises licence shuffle
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/06/2018
» The telecom regulator has reiterated the winner of August's 1800-megahertz spectrum auction will be able to freely reshuffle the spectrum acquired with other operators' 1800MHz slots.
NBTC faces huge hurdles
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2025
» The case of Pirongrong Ramasoota, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who faces a two-year jail term following a legal dispute with True Digital Group, is snowballing into what is being called the "Pirongrong Effect".
NBTC subsidising border broadband
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/12/2018
» The telecom regulator plans to provide a three-year subsidy worth 4 billion baht for fixed broadband service to 600,000 households in border villages from May 2019, aiming to bridge the digital divide in remote areas.
NBTC targets digital literacy
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/01/2019
» The telecom regulator plans to start a digital literacy programme for the public, spanning 18 months, to mitigate the impact of unemployment from digital disruption and prepare the workforce for 5G wireless broadband adoption in 2020.
NBTC assuages auction concerns
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/01/2019
» The procedure and remedy measure for the planned auction of the 700-megahertz spectrum for digital TV operators will not be affected by the upcoming general election, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
NBTC passes recall resolution
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/03/2019
» The board of the telecom regulator yesterday passed a resolution to recall 190 megahertz of unused bandwidth on the 2600MHz range to prepare spectrum bandwidth for the upcoming 5G auction.
Thai TV meets NBTC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/04/2019
» Media veteran and Thai TV owner Pantipa Sakulchai, aka J Tim, met with the broadcasting regulator on Thursday to see whether her company is exempt from additional licence fee payments under Section 44 despite having exited the business four years ago after failing to make licence payments.
US lawmakers visit NBTC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/01/2020
» Three US congressmen held talks yesterday with executives of the telecom regulator to seek ways to strengthen US business in Thailand. They also received an update on the country's move to 5G.