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Brokerages bullish on proposed merger

Market analysts believe all telecom operators should benefit from a merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), although the looming lawsuit against the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) decision to endorse the deal could delay its completion, which is expected in January next year.

Bangkok Post · Oct 25, 2022

TDRI slams DTAC-True merger plan

Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), has slammed a decision by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regarding the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac).

Bangkok Post · Oct 22, 2022

Court urged to halt merger

The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) and the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) will ask the Administrative Court to issue an injunction against the planned merger between telecom operators True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac), citing monopoly concerns.

Bangkok Post · Oct 21, 2022

NBTC seeks tough measures for merger

Three of the five board members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) are looking into tough remedy measures to govern the amalgamation deal of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) in what appears to be a discouragement for the merger, an industry source said.

Bangkok Post · Oct 17, 2022

Merger study paints a grim picture

The merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) would hamper market competition and make a hike in service fees more likely, according to the latest study by an international independent adviser.

Bangkok Post · Oct 14, 2022

True Virtual World scoops two awards

True Virtual World, of SET-listed telecom operator True Corporation, won two awards -- "Best in Future of Work" and "Chief Information Officer/Chief Digital Officer of the Year" -- at the IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2022 in Singapore.

Bangkok Post · Oct 13, 2022

NBTC fails to resolve merger deal

The board of the telecom regulator failed to come up with a resolution regarding the merger deal between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) at its meeting on Wednesday, as three of the five commissioners wanted the decision to be made on Oct 20 together with remedy measures.

Bangkok Post · Oct 12, 2022

Regulator set to rule on telecom merger Wednesday

True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) have asked the telecom regulator to make a clear resolution regarding their planned merger at the agency's board meeting on Wednesday, saying a delay will affect consumers.

Bangkok Post · Oct 11, 2022

Thai lawyer urges Oslo to block DTAC merger

A lawyer has petitioned the Norwegian government to pressure Norway's Telenor, the parent of Total Access Communication (DTAC), to abort the planned merger with True Corporation, saying it violates Thai laws and Thailand's constitution.

Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022

Board needs to define NBTC's authority

The board of the telecom regulator will have to define its authority first as to whether it has the power to approve or reject the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) at its meeting aimed at considering the deal on Oct 12, a source at the…

Bangkok Post · Oct 4, 2022