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Regulator refuses to touch streaming
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/02/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has no authority to supervise streaming operations of over-the-top (OTT) platforms based on existing regulations, says NBTC chairman Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck.
Emergency decree endorsed to tackle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/01/2023
» The cabinet has approved a draft emergency decree meant to combat online fraud, enabling financial institutions to halt suspicious transactions temporarily for scrutiny, says Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.
DTAC-True merger looks set to sail through
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/04/2022
» Despite staunch opposition from some consumer advocates and academics, the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communications (DTAC) is expected to pass through legal and administrative checks as the regulator indicates it has no power to block the deal, only to iron out measures to govern it.
Agencies urged to boost cybersecurity
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/09/2021
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has urged all state agencies to raise their cybersecurity standards for data protection, especially provincial hospitals that need to connect their systems with the Computer Emergency Response Team for threat monitoring.
Social posts prompt charges
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/05/2021
» A group of 18 social media users have found themselves in legal trouble over posts they made in relation to the Covid-19 situation and side-effects of the vaccines by the Ministry of Digital, Economy and Society (DES), the agency announced yesterday.
Govt eyes defamation case against MFP after Thamanat ruling
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/05/2021
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry says it will file a defamation lawsuit against the Move Forward Party (MFP) over its harsh criticism of the prime minister following a Constitutional Court ruling on whether Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow was qualified to serve in the cabinet.
NT may ditch 700MHz range over viability worries
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/03/2021
» National Telecom (NT), a merged unit of TOT and CAT Telecom, is weighing whether to abandon the 700-megahertz frequency range CAT won from last year's 5G spectrum auction by forgoing the licence payment following its concerns about the viability of moving into the 5G business, says a source close to the NT board who requested anonymity.
Ouster of DES minister likely to complicate NT operations
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/02/2021
» The dismissal of Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta based on a court ruling Wednesday is expected to affect the structuring of the state enterprise National Telecom (NT) board and the company's 5G business plan, said a source at the ministry who requested anonymity.
Data law 'safe' for businesses
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2019
» The government has assured local and multinational corporations that the new personal data protection law taking effect in May next year will not harm their businesses, saying that a guidebook on the law will be launched soon.