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AIS preparing deal to acquire TTTBB, JASIF

SET-listed Advanced Info Service (AIS) has announced its plan to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) and Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund (JASIF) for 32.4 billion baht in a bid to drive growth in the broadband internet frontier and add business value.

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Telenor vows to stay in Thailand

Telenor Group, the major shareholder in Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC), insists it has no plans to leave Thailand and is optimistic the planned merger with True Corporation will be completed in July.

Bangkok Post

TTTBB purchase by AIS in spotlight

The prospect of the acquisition of fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) by Advanced Info Service (AIS) has come under the spotlight with market analysts believing the leading mobile operator is now exploring such an opportunity to level up its broadband business as its rivals True Corporation and Total…

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Dealing with decades of disruption

Business disruptions over the past decade have forced many enterprises to adjust their operations to ensure they survive and strive for future growth, according to corporate and media leaders.

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Bristol's Wiper and True opens huge new brewery and taproom

The move will see the popular craft ale brewers double brewing capacity

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TrueCar Scoops Digital Motors To Drive Digital Car Transactional Experience

TrueCar, Inc (NASDAQ:TRUE) has acquired Irvine, California-based Digital Motors. The acquisition will help TrueCar better deliver a robust digital car buying and selling experience with its TrueCar+ marketplace. Digital Motors' automotive retail and financial technology platform helps auto dealers, OEMs, lenders, and other stakeholders augment their physical presence with a digital storefront or…

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Users face mega-hit in mega-merger

Mobile users may face higher charges based on combined additional expenses of 1.7-13.6 billion baht per month, depending on the degree of market dominance once the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) takes place, according to the Thailand Consumers Council.

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New NBTC board dances around proposed merger

After only a month in office, the five new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board -- most of whom are seen as novices in their regulatory roles -- are grappling with critical challenges, including oversight on the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication…

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AIS to buy spectrum from NT

National Telecom (NT) has picked Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's biggest mobile operator by subscriber base, as its 700-megahertz spectrum business partner, with an agreement expected to be signed in August, according to a source close to the state telecom enterprise's board.

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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

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).

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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

Real Housewives OG Nene Has Filed A Lawsuit Calling Out Several Racist Moments In The Show

The lawsuit names NBCUniversal, Bravo, True Entertainment and Truly Original, as well as Andy Cohen.

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NeNe Leakes sues saying racism accepted on 'Real Housewives'

Former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” NeNe Leakes has sued the companies behind the show, alleging that they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment

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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

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.

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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).

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Telecom investors approve merger

Shareholders of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac) have overwhelmingly approved the planned amalgamation of the two telecom operators, a major step towards their anticipated merger in the second half of this year.

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DTAC-True merger looks set to sail through

Despite staunch opposition from some consumer advocates and academics, the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communications (DTAC) is expected to pass through legal and administrative checks as the regulator indicates it has no power to block the deal, only to iron out measures to govern it.

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AIS letter opposes rivals' merger

Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand's biggest mobile operator by subscriber base, has written to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to express opposition to the planned merger of its rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), according to a source at the regulator.

Bangkok Post

NBTC panel to follow up on merger

The telecom regulator has set up a subcommittee to follow up on the planned merger of Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) and True Corporation Plc as well as draft measures to ensure the move will not harm the public interest.

Bangkok Post

True unveils all-in-one healthcare app

True Digital Group, a subsidiary of telecom operator True Corporation Plc, has introduced an all-in-one smart healthcare platform linking online and offline health services through an upgraded version of the MorDee mobile app.

Bangkok Post

Critics want to stop telecom merger

The planned merger between Total Access Communication Plc (Dtac) and True Corporation Plc should be suspended because it would scale up mobile market dominance, jeopardising consumers and hindering the country's journey towards a digital economy, according to academics and consumer advocates.

Bangkok Post

True, DTAC submit merger report to the regulator

A joint report by True Corporation Plc and Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) about their amalgamation plan has been submitted to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in compliance with a rule requiring 90 days advance notice for potential mergers.

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Wiper and True offers work experience to women and non-binary people to tackle ‘gender imbalance' in beer industry

Wiper and True are welcoming applications from anyone who identifies as female or non-binary to mark International Women’s Day

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