The Latest Breaking News from Thanapant Raicharoen

The telecom regulator's subcommittee responsible for satellite business has proposed the allocation of satellite orbital slots unsold from January's auction through any means except auction during this year.

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.

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.

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.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to hold the country's first auction of satellite orbital slot rights in December, with conditions tweaked from the proceeding one that was scrapped last year to attract more bidders.

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…

The new board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has set an initial timeline to hold a hearing for the draft of the country's first auction of satellite orbital slot rights in June.