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Agency urged to reallocate three spectrum ranges
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/03/2024
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has been urged to draw up a clear plan to reallocate three spectrum ranges held by state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) as the rights expire in September next year.
DES Ministry vows to tackle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/09/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry promises to establish a centre to monitor and track suspicious financial transactions by the end of this year as a new tool against rampant online fraud and call centre scams, says DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Board needs to define NBTC's authority
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/10/2022
» The board of the telecom regulator will have to define its authority first as to whether it has the power to approve or reject the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) at its meeting aimed at considering the deal on Oct 12, a source at the agency said.
Concern over new NBTC board's willingness to act
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/01/2022
» Telecom veterans have expressed concerns about the new National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board's capability and courage in dealing with various critical tasks ahead, especially the planned auction for the right to use satellite orbital slots.
Social media giants in govt crosshairs
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/09/2020
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society yesterday asked technology crime suppression police to prosecute major social media providers for failing to remove all illegal posts they were warned about.
NBTC bans TOT from project contracts
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/10/2019
» TOT is banned from all future projects commissioned by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) after the regulator on Friday nullified three contracts under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Net project that had been awarded to the state telecom enterprise, citing contractual violations.
5G follies take on new urgency
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/09/2019
» Despite tremendous efforts by the telecom regulator to press ahead with 5G adoption by next year, achieving the goal may be a tall order considering the slow process of spectrum recall and the lack of a strong push by telecom players, wary as they are that such a plan may be too soon for Thailand.
Corporate startups to tally $4bn by 2024
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/08/2019
» The corporate startup community is expected to generate around US$4 billion for the country by 2024, says regional corporate innovation firm Rise Accel Ltd.
NBTC rejects call to let off Thai TV
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/05/2019
» The broadcast regulator has refused a request by Thai TV, insisting that the company is ineligible for exemption from additional licence fee payments because it did not retain its digital TV operating licence on the date Section 44 was invoked.
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.