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Court says 3G licenses can now be issued. Govt official trying to stop it has no legal right to make lawsuit in court.

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasit (left) and Chairman ACM Thares Punsri talk to press after today's important court decision that gives them the go ahead to issue 3G licenses. APICHIT JINAKUL.

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NBTC free to issue 3G licences

3/12/2012

The Administrative Court on Monday rejected a petition asking it to suspend the issuing of 3G licences, ruling the Ombudsman had no right to bring the case against the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The judge ruled that the Ombudsman is not a legitimate plaintiff in the matter, so the petition has been rejected and removed from the case file.

With the ruling, the NBTC can go ahead with the issuing of the licences within 90 days of the approval of the bidding process, or by Jan 19.

Last month, the Office of the Ombudsman asked the court to suspend the granting of the 3G licences, claiming the auction lacked free and fair competition as required under the constitution.

(Source: Bangkok Post, Breakingnews, NBTC free to issue 3G licences, 3/12/2012, link) 


Mobile Phone Industry Vocabulary

3G - the next generation of mobile phone technology, that has faced many delays in Thailand (See Wikipedia)

Administrative Court - a court specializing in administrative law, especially disputes concerning the exercise of public power, deciding whether the official acts of a government are follow the law, are consistent with the law ศาลปกครอง, ศาลที่มีอำนาจพิจารณาวินิจฉัยคดีปกครอง (See Wikipedia)

go ahead - do what you want to do; you are allowed to do it, so do it (example: Go ahead, I will meet you at the restaurant)
get go ahead - get permission to "go ahead" and do something; allowed to do something

licence - permission, permit การอนุญาต ใบอนุญาต
3G license - permission to provide 3G service as a business

issue - to give something out (example: issue an arrest warrant, issue stock shares, issue a title deed to show ownership of land) ออก
issue licence - ออกใบอนุญาต

issue 3G license
NBTC free to issue 3G licences

suspend - to stop something for a short time หยุดชั่วคราว,  ยกเลิกชั่วคราว, ระงับชั่วคราว

issuing - officially giving something to people ออกคำสั่ง
suspend issuing of  
suspend the issuing of 3G licences

granting - officially giving  something to someone
suspend the granting of
suspend the granting of the 3G licences

petition - to ask someone in authority to do something ยื่นคำร้อง a formal request for action to be taken, made to a court of law การยื่นอุทธรณ์
reject petition - saying officially "no", you cannot have what you asked to get

rejected a petition asking it to suspend the issuing of 3G licences

ombudsman - someone whose job is to deal with complaints, here means "parliamentary ombudsman"

parliamentary ombudsman - charged with the supervision of the public authorities; usually initiate disciplinary procedures against officials or makes recommendations for actions to be taken ผู้ตรวจการของรัฐสภา, ผู้ตรวจการที่ไม่ใช่ฝ่ายรัฐบาล (See Wikipedia)

ruling - a decision by a court of law คำตัดสิน คำชี้ขาด
ruling the Ombudsman had no right to bring the case against the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

plaintiff - someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court โจทก์

legitimate - allowed by law, lawful, legal (correct according to the law) ถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย
a legitimate plaintiff

matter - a situation or subject which is being dealt with or considered สิ่งที่พูดถึง ประเด็นที่พูดถึง, เรื่อง, ภารกิจ, งาน
not a legitimate plaintiff in the matter

the judge ruled that the Ombudsman is not a legitimate plaintiff in the matter

approval - giving permission for some action; official permission,  saying "yes" you can do something การอนุมัต
the approval of the bidding process

bid - making an offer in an auction (here trying to offer to do project for lowest cost and thus win contract)
process - a series of actions taken to achieve a result แนวทางปฏิบัติ, กระบวน, วิธีการ
the bidding process

bidder - someone making an offer to buy something at a certain price in an auction

With the ruling, the NBTC can go ahead with the issuing of the licences within 90 days of the approval of the bidding process, or by Jan 19.

auction - selling things by competitive bids, selling to the person who offers that best price การขายโดยการประมูล, การขายทอดตลาด(See Wikipedia)

competition - the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than other countries การแข่งขัน
free and fair competition - competition with every company making offers on its own (with collusion to block other companies from being part of the auction)

lack - not have
lacked free and fair competition

constitution - a set of basic laws for a country that describe the rights and duties of citizens and the way in which the government must be run, also known as a "charter" รัฐธรรมนูญ  (See Wikipedia)
required under the constitution

claim - saying something is true, without proving it yet
claiming the auction lacked free and fair competition as required under the constitution

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