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Depa proposes 100 smart cities
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/07/2020
» The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) has set an ambitious goal to turn 100 cities nationwide into smart cities in two years to improve the economy and quality of life in line with the 20-year national strategy plan.
BMA committed to conduit scheme
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/06/2020
» City Hall is committed to pressing ahead with the construction of its conduit project stretching 2,450 kilometres in Bangkok regardless of TOT's indication that it already has a combined 2,500km in length of conduits in the capital.
Please hold
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/06/2020
» As the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) enters a transition period for its secretary-general and board members, concerns have been raised over how various key tasks will be mobilised during this time.
Shortcut to new NBTC board
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/05/2020
» Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta wants to seek cabinet approval to trigger the process to select new board members for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission right away, rather than wait for recruitment-related amendments to the NBTC Act that are hung up in the parliamentary process.
The man behind Thailand's modern digital landscape
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/05/2020
» When Takorn Tantasith joined Thailand's telecom regulator in 2005, for most people a phone was just a phone. Remember? A simple device used by one person to call another.
Users to get 100-minute call perk
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/04/2020
» The telecom regulator, in collaboration with five mobile operators, is offering 100 minutes of voice calls for 45 days as part of public assistance during the coronavirus outbreak.
NBTC chairman stalls Takorn's resignation
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/04/2020
» The chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has put the brakes on the resignation tendered by secretary-general Takorn Tantasith, saying he is needed to run the organisation during these bleak times, says a source at the agency who requested anonymity.
NBTC's prepaid fees request unheeded
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/04/2020
» Three major mobile operators have shrugged off requests from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to lower service fees, insisting their new prepaid promotional pandemic packages suffice to ease public burden, with up to 30% fee reductions.
DES puts phone booths towards testing
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/04/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is turning TOT phone booths into coronavirus test kiosks to ward off infection risk among healthcare workers and address the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Arrivals to provide data via AoT app
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/03/2020
» The government has mandated all inbound foreign travellers provide personal contact information through a mobile app developed by Airports of Thailand (AoT) with their consent, starting today, as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.