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Deadlock drags on at regulator

A board meeting of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) was aborted for the fifth consecutive time on Thursday as commissioners continued to boycott the session over the chairman's disqualification.

Bangkok Post · Aug 13

Telecom agency deadlock deepens

Dr Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck, chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), sent a letter to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul last week seeking justice and aiming to resolve the deadlock at the regulator over his qualifications.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6

Whose ‘communication sovereignty’ are we protecting?

The Thai people are under threat of being fed lies and being wrongly influenced, and the country is at risk of losing control over its communication channels.

Bangkok Post · Jun 20

Thaicom, NT win satellite slot bids as auction raises B806m

A total of 806.5 million baht was raised from the country's first auction of satellite orbital slot packages on Sunday, which saw SET-listed satellite service operator Thaicom secure two out of five packages and state enterprise National Telecom (NT) obtain one.

Bangkok Post · Jan 15, 2023

Satellite auction set to raise B700m for NBTC

Winning bids of at least 700 million baht are expected from the auction of satellite orbital slots this Sunday, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

Bangkok Post · Jan 10, 2023

Crucial year for burgeoning space economy

Thailand's satellite-related economy is expected to reach an important milestone next year with two major developments -- the auction of rights to use satellite orbital slots, scheduled for Jan 8, and a push by the telecom regulator to amend the rules governing landing rights licences for foreign satellite operators, paving…

Bangkok Post · Dec 11, 2022

6 firms pick up satellite bid forms

Six companies have picked up bid documents for the satellite orbital slot auction as the process concluded on Wednesday, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022

NBTC sets tougher condition for satellite bid winners

The winning bidders of the upcoming satellite orbital slot auction will be obliged to reserve one transponder per broadcast satellite, or 400 megabits per second capacity per broadband satellite, for state use and public services without charge, says the telecom regulator.

Bangkok Post · Nov 22, 2022

NBTC sets out plan to boost broadband

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has outlined the country's broadband infrastructure development under the "Giga Thailand Infrastructure" project, expected to start next year with the support of its Universal Service Obligation (USO) 3.0 scheme.

Bangkok Post · Oct 27, 2022

Thaicom wants bid conditions changed

SET-listed satellite service operator Thaicom is calling on the telecom regulator to adjust its draft conditions for the auction of satellite orbital slot packages, saying the reserve prices of the packages are still too high.

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2022