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Retail Asia25/06/2016

Thai regulator NBTC will introduce stricter standards governing the quality of mobile signals in an effort to address a growing number of complaints related to dropped calls. The NBTC will amend current regulations, which require operators not to exceed a dropped call rate of 15% across all calls, to instead require operators to maintain this […]

Retail Asia10/06/2016

Thailand’s Dtac has announced a major prepaid brand revamp and introduced new promotional tariff plans as part of efforts to attract at least 1 million digital consumers to its prepaid subscriber base. As part of the revamp, Dtac will replace its Happy prepaid brand as it moves to bring all its prepaid brands under the […]

Retail Asia09/05/2016

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has written to AIS warning of $71,114 (2.5 million Baht) a day fines unless they complete the handover of 300,000 subscribers to TrueMove under the mobile number portability system by May 10th. Thai language daily Thairath reported that AIS has refused to release the subscribers due to incomplete or […]

Retail Asia25/04/2016

Thailand’s Dtac has decided not to participate in the upcoming re-auction of 900-MHz spectrum due primarily to the high reserve price. The operator has informed regulator NBTC that it does not plan to bid in the auction Dtac will instead rely on its 20 MHz of 1800-MHz bandwidth held under a concession agreement due to […]

Retail Asia25/03/2016

Dtac has launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #fairfight pledging support for AIS and its subscribers. The campaign features Dtac CEO Lars Norling saying that he cares for all mobile users and that AIS 2G subscribers are welcome to roam on Dtac and do not have to worry about their SIM cards being […]

Retail Asia25/03/2016

Thai regulator NBTC has rejected a request from mobile operator Dtac to be allowed to deploy a 4G service based on its existing unused 1800-MHz spectrum. Dtac has access to 50MHz of 1800-MHz spectrum under its existing 2G concession arrangement with state-owned CAT Telecom, which is due to expire in 2018. But the NBTC has […]

Retail Asia02/02/2016

Scammers create SMS competitions or trivia scams to trick you into paying extremely high call or text rates when replying to an unsolicited text message on your mobile or smart phone. Over the last few months mobile operators in Thailand managed to close some sms gateways from frauduleus foreign content providers like Mexcomm. A Malaysian company, […]

Retail Asia04/11/2015

A woman walks past telecom and cable lines along Phahon Yothin road. The 4G auction is expected to spur huge investment in telecom lines. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL The imminent fourth generation (4G) spectrum auctions could stimulate direct and indirect investment valued at 1.3 trillion baht over the next five years. The development will also transform Thailand into […]

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Thailand will tighten call drop regulations

Dtac plans major prepaid brand revamp

Thailand’s AIS faces $71k fine per day

Dtac won’t participate in 900-MHz re-auction

Dtac launches social media campaign in support of AIS

Dtac’s 4G rollout proposal rejected for now

Premium SMS Scam in Thailand by Foreign Content Providers

4G auctions set to generate B1.3tn