Thailand’s 3G still plagued with uncertainties and legal challenges

Telecom executives say that next year will be a chaotic time for the industry, with many uncertainties, conditions that they say are unfair, and looming legal challenges. These stem from the absence of the 3G-2.1GHz spectrum licences, the effect of the new frequency allocation law, which kicked started the formation of the National Broadcasting and […]

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Thailand: 3G, to be or not to be? Question to be answered on Thursday

The Bangkok Post reports that Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court is to give a ruling on Thursday 23 September 2010, on an appeal by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against the Central Administrative Court’s injunction on the regulator’s 3G auction, which had been due to begin today. Unless the higher court issues a reversal of the […]

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PM: Explains Thai delay on 3G licence auction; Laws to be pushed

BANGKOK, Sept 19 – As Thailand lags behind a number of Asian countries in implementing third generation (3G) wireless service, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday his government would push related telecoms laws through the current parliamentary session. Speaking during his weekly TV and radio address, Mr Abhisit said he hoped that a clearer picture […]

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