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Unified digital identity platform planned
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/10/2017
» The government plans to set up a national single-point digital identity platform by mid-2018 in an effort to centralise identity verification, reduce online fraud and improve the efficiency of financial and e-commerce activities.
NBTC to do a U-turn on OTT category
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/08/2017
» The telecom regulator will once again retreat from the over-the-top regulatory framework it proposed earlier, doing a U-turn on the categorisation of OTT video-on-demand services as a broadcast business.
Academic opposes TOT, CAT reform
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/08/2017
» The government should scrap the ongoing process of separating TOT and CAT Telecom as the move is not optimal for both agencies, and will not prevent political intervention, says an academic.
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.
Authorities drop plan to block Facebook
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2017
» The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has agreed to drop the plan to block Facebook access in Thailand after the social media network agreed to block more of the illicit posts requested by the ministry.
Prajin draws praise as ICT pick
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/09/2016
» The private and public sectors on Tuesday hailed the cabinet's approval of Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong as acting minister of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry, saying he is the best person for the post during the current transition period.
ICT plans national gateway to curb abuse of internet
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/05/2014
» The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to create a national internet gateway in July to crack down on improper use of the internet.
Political impasse squeezes AIS revenue expectations
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/05/2014
» Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile operator, is feeling the pinch of reduced revenue as the political stand-off worsens consumer spending.
BlueSky offered new channel
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2014
» The satellite service provider Thaicom Plc has offered another channel to the Democrat-operated BlueSky TV to make up for a month of signal interference during the political unrest.
Consumers told to dial *106# to stop roaming data
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/12/2013
» Thailand's telecoms regulator has launched a special number to allow mobile phone users to protect themselves from being overcharged for data roaming whilst abroad.