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AIS asks Thai court to halt approved True-DTAC merger
Incumbent operator AIS petitions Thailand’s Central Administrative Court to revoke regulatory approval of the planned merger between True Corp and DTAC. Read more…
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Thailand’s NBTC looks for ways to hobble True-DTAC merger
Three of the five board members of Thai telecoms regulator NBTC are looking to apply tough remedies to the controversial merger deal between True and DTAC. Read more…
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Dtac-True mega merger spells uncertain future for Thai telco sector
Dtac and True’s merger plan could negatively affect competition, innovation, and foreign ownership, say market watchers. Read more…
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Telenor expands DigiWorld child online safety platform in Asia
Telenor Group has expanded child online safety platform, DigiWorld, to include locally adapted versions in Bangladesh and Myanmar Read more…
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Two months later, Dtac/TOT 2300 plan still stuck in first gear
Dtac has expressed concern over a lack of progress over the 2300-MHz partnership deal it won with state telco TOT two months ago. Speaking to reporters, Dtac SEVP chief corporate affairs officer Paradai Theeratada said Read more…
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Dtac could lose license over “illegal” Line Mobile registration: NBTC
Last week, Dtac surprised the industry when Thailand’s most popular messaging app Line announced it was launching Line Mobile on the Dtac network. But Dtac got a surprise of its own when the NBTC (National Read more…
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Dtac can’t offer voice services on its new 2.3-GHz network: NBTC
Thailand’s NBTC has stated that Dtac – the winner of state telco TOT’s 2.3-GHz TDD-LTE beauty contest to co-invest in building the network – cannot offer voice services or combined voice-data packages on that network Read more…
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TOT/Dtac deal: damn the legal uncertainties and full steam ahead!
State telco TOT and Dtac held a press conference Friday to provide details on a deal that will see Dtac build a 2300-MHz TDD-LTE network for TOT and then rent back 60% of it as Read more…
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Dtac gets the nod from TOT for 2.3 GHz network scheme
State telco TOT Corporation has finally selected Dtac to be its partner for its 2.3 GHz network, according to a letter Dtac filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. Dtac has offered TOT $131 million (4.51 Read more…
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Regulatory uncertainties pave a rocky road for Dtac and pretty much everyone else
Dtac faces legal uncertainties as it hopes to acquire spectrum from TOT, while Thailand’s new constitution potentially muddies the regulatory waters for everyone else Some people spend the Easter break on holiday with family. Others, such Read more…
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NBTC releases framework to auction Dtac’s concessionary spectrum
Thailand’s telecoms regulator, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), has laid out the framework for the early auction of Dtac’s expiring concessionary spectrum – three licenses on 1800 MHz and one on 850 MHz – Read more…
Off the Wire
Facebook, Ericsson and dtac combine user/network KPIs to boost app performance
Facebook, Ericsson and Thailand’s Total Access Communication (dtac) have joined forces to measure and improve the user app experience on dtac’s network. Using a methodology developed by Ericsson and Facebook, typical Facebook interactions were triggered Read more…