Tag: 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 ...
    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 ...
    Court to Rule on NBTC's Acknowledgment of Controversial TRUE-DTAC Merger
    September 20, 2025

    Court to Rule on NBTC’s Acknowledgment of Controversial TRUE-DTAC Merger

    A lawsuit against Thailand's telecom regulator NBTC over its handling of the TRUE-DTAC merger is heading for a court verdict ...
    A large, metallic bear trap with carved legal and justice symbols, including a gavel and scales, sits in a grassy field. A dirt path runs through the trap toward a modern city skyline under a dramatic, cloudy sunset. The field is filled with dozens of broken and decaying tombstones shaped like vintage mobile phones, some with Thai text inscriptions. The imagery suggests a regulatory system in Thailand has trapped and destroyed mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
    September 19, 2025

    Thailand’s MVNO Scandal – How the Regulator Blocks Competition

    Thailand’s telecom regulator NBTC is blocking MVNOs. Discover how short license extensions and denied network access kill telecom competition ...
    A digital illustration showing two hands pulling apart a jigsaw puzzle of Thailand's map, which is fragmented and missing pieces. Crushed old mobile phones lie on the ground below. In the background, two Thai temples are visible through a thick fog.
    September 18, 2025

    A Telecom Merger of Broken Promises, Vanished Competition & Regulatory Neglect

    The 2023 merger of TRUE & DTAC came with conditions. But today, those conditions remain unkept due to regulator neglect ...
    Thailand's Telecom Auction: Duopoly Wins Big, Public Loses Billions
    July 1, 2025

    Thailand’s Telecom Auction: Duopoly Wins Big, Public Loses Billions

    Thailand's spectrum auction has drawn sharp criticism for allegedly prioritizing the profits of telecom AIS and TRUE over public revenue ...