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NBTC feels the heat on 3G contract

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) admitted it is in the "hot seat" to rule definitively on the controversial third-generation (3G) network contract between True Corporation and CAT Telecom.

The watchdog's telecom committee fears that if it concludes the contract breaches the law, True's 3G network operation must be immediately suspended because it is running without a licence.

In addition, the NBTC would face possible legal backlash from similar previously ignored deals: TOT's 3G contract and CAT's fibre-optic leasing contract.

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