All eyes on next NBTC board
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Another recruitment delay could jeopardise plans put forward by the regulator
published : 8 Mar 2021 at 06:11
1 The new round of recruitment for the NBTC board kicks off this month as the agency risks a delay in its 2021 agenda. (Photo by Kitja Apichonrojarek)
With the new round of recruitment for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board scheduled for this month, players in the telecom, broadcasting and innovation industries are monitoring the process as another derailment three times in three years could jeopardise previous plans put forward by the regulator.
The first delay took place in 2018 when senators voted against the proposed candidates, recruited in line with the 2017 NBTC law.
Mobile operators are urging the telecom regulator to comply with its earlier pledge to reduce the universal service obligation (USO) fee rate and waive the mobile phone numbering fee for three months as part of incentives for carriers that were asked to provide 10 gigabytes of free data to subscribers in April last year to help users suffering during the first outbreak.
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The telecom regulator says the country s mass adoption of 5G could take place next year, one year ahead of its previous prediction, thanks to the 5G network roll-out and the launch of a series of 5G-enabled handsets, as well as new advanced apps and use cases.
Sutisak Tantayotin, deputy secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said 5G network support is part of the agency s strategic plan for the telecom sector next year.
The agency set out the 2021 strategic plan by taking into account four core pillars: boosting 5G adoption, promoting a telecom infrastructure-sharing system, improving related regulations, as well as supporting data analytics for related research and regulation.
TCT opens cyberthreat combat centre
published : 15 Dec 2020 at 04:00 Mr Vichaow, left, said the TTC-CERT will work on data exchange.
The Telecommunications Association of Thailand (TCT) yesterday launched a centre to coordinate efforts to combat cyberthreats in the telecom industry and to serve as a venue for information-sharing about the issue.
The centre is called TTC-CERT, or Thailand Telecom Computer Emergency Response Team.
Some 18 million baht will be budgeted by the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund to the centre over the next three years.
The TCT plans to build a centralised data-sharing platform next August, which will serve as the main channel for its members to notify and get updates on cyberthreats as well as exchange related information with members of the public.