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Wake-up call for NBTC
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Supreme Administrative Court's verdict on Monday is the latest bombshell to hit the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The higher court overruled a lower court decision to throw out a lawsuit filed by a consumer group against the telecom watchdog regarding the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).
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Mustn't forget
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2023
» Re: "Ins and outs of the 'must have' rule," (Business, April 5).
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Review press council plan
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2023
» The bill on the promotion of media ethics and professional standards is set to be read by a joint session of parliament on Tuesday. Sponsored by the government's Public Relations Department (PRD), the legislation seeks to create a professional council for media practitioners, which would be funded by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) media development fund.
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Scrap World Cup subsidies
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/12/2022
» The Fifa World Cup 2022 comes to an end this Sunday, but the ugly game over the 600-million-baht subsidy the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) paid to secure the broadcasting rights will continue.
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World Cup follies
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/11/2022
» Re: "Plan to air World Cup now in doubt", (BP, Nov 3).
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Telco merger up in air
News, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2022
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is expected to make a decision on the controversial merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) on Oct 12.
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Mega-merger risks Thai digital future
Oped, Pavida Pananond, Published on 26/11/2021
» The Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group is on the move again to swell further in size, weight and power over the market. Having recently acquired Tesco's operations when the British retailer sold out and exited Thailand and Malaysia, CP is now aiming to consolidate its grip on the telecommunications industry in a planned merger between its True Corporation and Total Access Communications (DTAC), the local subsidiary of Norway's Telenor. If successful, the merger would reduce Thailand's major telecom players from three to two and further concentrate market dominance over the telecom market to the detriment of consumer choice and welfare.
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Scholar's rich public legacy
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2019
» The death of renowned economist Deunden Nikomborirak, who was killed by a falling tree at her home in Bangkok on Thursday, is a great loss not only for the research community but also for all consumers in Thailand.
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Data security a foreign concept
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 22/04/2018
» You'd think that just about the worst thing that could happen in today's charged smartphone-internet intersection is the theft of many thousands of the most important identification documents and personal details of mobile phone owners. But you'd be wrong.
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NLA must show it is free from meddling
News, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2018
» The decision of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday to reject the final list of 14 proposed candidates put forward as prospective National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board members has raised several questions.
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