MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

CP and Telenor challenge regulator

The bosses of the parent firms of True Corp and Total Access Communication (DTAC) insist the country’s telecom regulator has no power to approve or reject their giant mobile business merger, but can only impose conditions to govern it.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22, 2022

Two panels vote against True-DTAC merger deal

At least two out of the four subcommittees set up by the telecom regulator to assess the impact of the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) voted against the deal, according to a source close to the regulator's board.

Bangkok Post · Jul 11, 2022

Telecom chess match tightens

Last week's announcement by Advanced Info Service (AIS) on its proposal to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) is expected to complicate the telecom regulator's decision on the fate of the merger between AIS's mobile rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

Bangkok Post · Jul 10, 2022

AIS voices opposition to planned merger of rivals at hearing

Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's mobile market leader in terms of subscriber base, has expressed opposition to the planned merger of its rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), saying the deal would diminish the price war and free competition in the segment.

Bangkok Post · May 9, 2022

New NBTC board preps panels to vet merger

The newly appointed board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has resolved to set up four subcommittees to vet the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac).

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2022

True hits back at calls for merger delay

True Corporation, the country's second largest mobile operator by subscriber base, has insisted its planned merger with industry peer Total Access Communication (DTAC) cannot be delayed from its timeline that targets completion by mid-June, despite a reshuffle of the telecom regulator's board.

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2022

Call for merger delay amid query

An extraordinary House committee tasked with studying the impact of the merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) plans to submit a letter to the cabinet on Wednesday suggesting the procedure be delayed because of legal ambiguities and questions about the regulator's power to deal with the issue.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2022

Merger set to face tougher scrutiny by new NBTC board

The planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) is expected to face tougher scrutiny by the new board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which took office last week.

Bangkok Post · Apr 18, 2022

Opponents of merger turn to NACC

Opponents of the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac) are likely to petition the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to scrutinise the telecom regulator if it fails to consider approving or rejecting the deal in accordance with its power, according to an industry source.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2022

Merger review rejected

A majority of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board members have shrugged off a request to seek the Council of State's deliberation as to whether the regulator has the power to consider approving the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac).

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2022