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Digital Economy Ministry wants CAT-TOT merger to be pushed back by 6 months

A merger between CAT Telecom and TOT is unlikely to be completed by the original deadline of July, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta said, adding that the Cabinet would be asked to approve a 6-month extension of the deadline.“Originally we estimated that ...

The Nation Reporter

DES mulls move on Thaicom

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry through its legal panel is set to enter the arbitration process against SET-listed satellite service provider Thaicom for contractual breach in connection with satellite Thaicom 5.Thaicom 5 had a technical incident with the status notification system last December. ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

Mobile users get 10GB perk from April 10

Mobile users can register for 10 free gigabytes of data usage, starting from April 10, as part of a public assistance scheme during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).They have to dial *170*, followed by the 13 digits of ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

The path to National Telecom

The merger of TOT and CAT into a new company, called National Telecom (NT), is believed to be the government’s final push to provide a lifeline to the two state telecom enterprises.Over the past two years, the government has tried to set up a new ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

Majority view Thai media as ethical: Poll

A recent survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll, reveals that a majority of people believe Thai media have strong journalistic ethics but still require urgent reform.The poll was conducted on Feb 19-20 on 1,259 people aged 18 and over of various ...

Bangkok Post Reporter

5G is about to be real

After years of hype, hope and techno-futuristic promises, Thailand will finally see the beginnings of the fifth generation of wireless broadband as the nation’s telecoms bet big on 5G.On Feb 16, the three major mobile operators and two state telecom enterprises bid a combined 100 ...

The Nation Reporter

Line shares stats on user behaviour

Line Thailand shared insights into user behaviour at an event in Bangkok called “Line Nexplosion” on Wednesday (February 19), aiming “to help build a new era of business”.Its figures from 2019 indicated that 59 per cent of users were women and 41 per cent were ...

The Nation Reporter

Thailand Seeks More Than $2 Billion in Auction of 5G Spectrum

Thailand will auction spectrum for fifth-generation mobile services on Sunday in a sale that may generate more than $2 billion.The National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission has said it expects firms to snap up as many as 28 of the 56 licenses available. That would be ...

Suttinee Yuvejwattana

DES grilled over high WiFi scheme budget

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has come under heavy fire after it sought a high budget of 7.5 billion baht for the five-year maintenance of its WiFi hotspot project covering 24,700 remote villages, known as the Net Pracharat scheme.DES Ministry representatives were invited ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

IFC may fund underground cables

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).Keep reading ...

Komsan Tortermvasana

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