Telecom executives deny 3G auction was fixed

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Telecom executives deny 3G auction was fixed

True, Dtac, AIS challenge critics to find evidence

Published: 30 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The trio of 3G bid winners broke their silence yesterday over the controversial spectrum auction, maintaining there was no collusion in the auction process.

The move came as a group of 11 senators petitioned the Ombudsman's Office yesterday to ask the Administration Court to review the 3G licence auction.

"If any evidence of tacit collusion among bidders is found by authorities, we [the winners] are ready to be subject to any severe punishment," the three winners said.

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bern1005
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Discussion 9 : 30 Oct 2012 at 20.049
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The "fix" was in setting up rules that excluded all possible new players who wish to enter the market. But from where we are now, letting them continue is undoubtedly the best for the country.
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Discussion 8 : 30 Oct 2012 at 09.328
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Someone needs to tell Thailand that "progress" is not a negative measurement. Moving backwards is called "regression," and that is just what these politicians are making Thailand do; regress back to the days of beating on logs and smoke signals. Truly pathetic.
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Discussion 7 : 30 Oct 2012 at 08.287
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in France, we have a service called 'Free'. That telecommunication company provides for 16 euro/month, approx. 600 baht per month, free satellite channels (about 30), unlimited phone calls on your sim and unlimited internet 3G. What they did, they rented some slots from the big telecom players, and slashed the prices down. In the end, the consumers win, and those greedy telecom companies, blackmailing societies with exorbitant price, have lost market shares.

Here 3G? What a joke!!! Why don't you move to 4G instead? Ohh I forgot; those greedy telecom blood suckers want to make as much money as they can from an obsolete technology first.
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Discussion 6 : 30 Oct 2012 at 07.426
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Historians will record 3G as the ultimate description of Thai developmental failure; a world textbook case on how a country managed to own-goal itself from start to finish, failing on every level, from time frames to promulgating laws and correctly implementing them, appointing the right committee empowered to auction, ensuring it's all legal and not liable to challenge, and getting on with it for the sake of the country. They could describe how the whole capital moved to Nonk Khai to take advantage of little Laos' ability to roll out 4G ahead of our 3G. Can't these senators see the bigger picture for once?
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Discussion 5 : 30 Oct 2012 at 06.415
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Someone does not like it not getting their share of the pie and again using the political positions and courts to disrupt, delay, denye, progress. There needs to be an investigation on the non elected political positions and courts. Thailand should have had 4g by now.
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Discussion 4 : 30 Oct 2012 at 06.124
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This bunch of self-serving appointed (unelected) senators want to send Thailand back to the days where smoke signals were used for communication. The "ever helpful" Ombudsman's Office will agree with them wholeheartedly... and we may be on the way to another long delay.

The whole sorry saga is all about the feudal lords not letting the elected government do things smoothly. If these appointed senators cannot throw a spanner in the works, they do not justify their appointments.
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Discussion 3 : 30 Oct 2012 at 05.543
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Just scrap this 3G deal and move to 4G. Allow Lao Telecom to expand network into Thailand.
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Discussion 2 : 30 Oct 2012 at 05.292
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The NBTC should be thankful that these companies risk their business on an antiquated system and shutup already. Laos is laughing at you.
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Discussion 1 : 30 Oct 2012 at 02.241
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It would be some surprise if they admitted the fix.
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