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Ministry, BMA panel to tackle overhead cables
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/07/2022
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have agreed to set up a joint committee to ramp up efforts to move overhead telecom cables underground.
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.
TOT told to map conduits
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/04/2020
» State telecom enterprise TOT has been ordered to map out existing underground cable conduits spanning more than 2,000 kilometres in Bangkok by early May so that a new project does not overlap, says Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta.
IFC may fund underground cables
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/02/2020
» The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, is considering offering long-term loans for the underground cable conduit project in Bangkok, expected to cost 20 billion baht, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
NBTC and BMA subsidising cable burial
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/01/2020
» The telecom regulator and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have agreed to partly subsidise the underground cable conduit project in Bangkok and surrounding provinces to expedite the scheme's roll-out and fend off exorbitant rental fees.
Mono 29 TV to double ad rates, citing unfair gap with rivals
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/11/2019
» SET-listed Mono Technology aims to double advertising rates for its digital TV Mono 29 in January to reflect the actual audience share for the station, which ranks third in the country's viewership.
NBTC orders cable conduit lease do-over
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/09/2019
» The telecom regulator has ordered city hall’s business arm Krungthep Thanakom (KT) to repeat the process of seeking operators to lease underground cable conduits, saying the previous document asking for expressions of interest to join the scheme may have caused misunderstandings.
Underground cable rent fee deal urged
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/08/2019
» The telecom regulator has urged state telecom enterprise TOT and seven telecom operators to quickly conclude rental fees for underground cable conduits so the scheme can accelerate in line with the government's policy to beautify Bangkok.
NBTC looks to allay fears over conduit monopoly
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/08/2019
» The telecom regulator is assuaging concerns about a monopoly firm controlling the 20-billion-baht underground cable conduits project, saying city hall's business arm Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT) would be responsible for investing in and operating the scheme.
True undecided on KT conduit project
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/07/2019
» True Corporation has stressed it has not yet decided whether to invest in the underground cable conduit project being pursued by City Hall as the company still disagrees with technical aspects and the cost of the scheme.