Tag: Digital Economy

    A graphic representation of a Vietnam Post branded SIM card, referencing the company's new MVNO license.
    July 3, 2026

    VNPost Secures MVNO License – A New Chapter for Vietnam’s National Postal Services

    VNPost has secured an MVNO license. Explore the strategic potential for Vietnam Post to leverage its existing assets with mobile services ...
    Headquarters building of Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Bangkok.
    May 24, 2026

    Thailand’s Telecom Regulator Keeps Growing While Competition Collapses

    Thailand’s Parliament is openly attacking the NBTC over telecom consolidation, rising consumer costs, bloated budgets, and regulatory failure ...
    Official NBTC meeting minutes and evaluation reports demonstrating the systemic postponement of the MVNO regulation agenda item for over two years.
    May 20, 2026

    NBTC Finally Releases MVNO Promotion Draft for Hearing After 2-Year Slumber and 55 Postponements

    The NBTC board finally advances the MVNO draft regulation to a public hearing after freezing and postponing the agenda item over 55 times across two ...
    A vintage-style humorous illustration of a man caught with his pants down in a public or professional setting, used as a metaphor for the NBTC's regulatory transparency and the exposure of internal board minutes
    February 2, 2026

    Telecom Regulator Caught With Its Pants Down: What the Meeting Minutes Really Reveal

    From technical gaslighting, licensing traps, and margin squeezes to 50 missed agendas, see how the NBTC's own records show a regulator caught with its pants ...
    infographic illustrating "1,000 Days of Regulatory Slumber" following the finalization of the True and DTAC merger on March 1, 2023. It depicts a timeline from Day 1 ("Merger Acknowledged") to Day 1,000 ("Competition Extinct"). Key impacts listed are: Market Structure change from Triopoly to Duopoly, Deal Value (An $8 Billion Consolidation), and the Result (Higher bills, stagnant service, and zero accountability).
    November 25, 2025

    Today marks 1,000 Days Since a Telecom Watchdog Vanished

    1,000 days after the True-DTAC merger, Thailand’s telecom market is a duopoly. The NBTC has failed to enforce regulation & merger conditions ...
    NBTC Approves Its Own Auction Amid Legal Challenges & MVNO Crisis
    July 7, 2025

    NBTC Approves Its Own Auction Amid Legal Challenges & MVNO Crisis

    The NBTC approves Thailand's controversial spectrum auction amidst a looming legal challenge and the devastating collapse of the nation's MVNO sector ...