NBTC finally hands out 3G licences

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Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Business

The three third-generation (3G) bid winners officially picked up their long-awaited licences Tuesday and vowed to kick off full commercial high-speed broadband service in Bangkok and some major provinces early next year.

The 3G service will be run on the international-standard 2.1-gigahertz band.

The licences, issued by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), are good for 15 years until December 2027.

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djay
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Discussion 3 : 12 Dec 2012 at 07.463
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"He said having 3G under a new licensing regime opens a new chapter in the Thai telecommunications industry, ending the old-fashioned concession system". He should have said that it opean a new chapter in the Thai telecommunications industry, moving from one old-fashioned system to another.
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Discussion 2 : 12 Dec 2012 at 06.382
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I helped to build te AIS and DTAC 2G networks in Thailand 19 years ago back in 1993 and is was already running then. Now with a 3G licence for 15 years how quickly do you expect them to embrace 4G after paying for a 3G network?
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Discussion 1 : 12 Dec 2012 at 04.471
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C'mom! Promise to start 3G by next year!? Why bother? Thailand needs to jump into the future not always play catch-up. Laos has super-fast 4G already; get it together Thailand.
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