Thailand’s NTC study faults CAT-True 3G deal
NTC says deal will deter retail competition
The CAT Telecom-True Group deals might contravene the new frequency allocation law and deter competition in the 3G retail market, according to a study by the National Telecommunications Commission.
The NTC on February 9 initiated the study of the deals, which pave the way for CAT and True’s subsidiaries, Real Future and Real Move, to develop a 3G High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) service.
One issue was whether the deals granted by CAT to BFKT (Thailand) and Real Move – which will see CAT’s allocation of the 850MHz spectrum partially or wholly managed by them – breached Article 46 of the frequency allocation law.
