|
|
Articles tagged with: National Telecommunications Commission
Bayan to Continue to Protest at Denial of 3G License
The Philippines based Bayan Telecommunications is to ask the Court of Appeals to reconsider its recent decision that the telecoms regulator was correct in denying the company a 3G license. The company has been seeking to overturn the decision in the courts ever since its application was rejected in 2005. more
Related Tags: bayan-telecommunications, 3g-license, Philippines
Thailand Considers Auctioning WiMAX Licenses on Regional Basis
The Thai telecoms regulator should auction of BWA/WiMAX licenses on a regional basis, concludes a report commissioned by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the World Bank. more
Related Tags: wimax, world-bank, smart, Thailand
Thai Regulator Publishes Mobile Number Portability Plans
Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission has published the final details of its plans for mobile number portability. The new rules will come into effect next month, although the operators will actually have up to three months to comply with the regulations. more
Related Tags: ais, mobile-number-portability, mnp, Thailand
Philippines Regulator to Raise BWA Sprectrum Fees
The Philippines telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is proposing to raise the radio spectrum fees for WiMAX/BWA network operators using the 2500-2690 megahertz (MHz) band. more
Related Tags: wimax, bwa, radio-spectrum, wireless-broadband, smart, ntc, radio, Philippines
Thailand 3G License Sale Could be Delayed Until 2010
Thailand's on/off process to issue 3G licenses seems to have hit the off-switch again with reports that the tender could be delayed until next year, with network launches not now expected until late in 2010. The secretary-general of the Office of National Telecommunications Commission, Suranand Wongwittayakamjorn told the Bangkok Post that "the much-awaited trial auction for 3G licences will now be put back to January, with licences being awarded by the first quarter of next year" more
Related Tags: ntc, ais, 3g-license, 3g-licenses, Thailand
2 Telecommunication Cos Each to Pay $120 Million for Venezuela Blocs
CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- Movilnet and Telefonica's Movistar, two of Venezuela's main cellular operators, each will pay $120 million to operate two blocs of bandwith in the country, Telecommunications Minister Jesse Chacon said Wednesday. more
Related Tags: Venezuela
Thai Operator, AIS Plans US$600 Million Spend on 3G in 2008
Thailand's Advanced Info Service (AIS) plans to spend up to US$600 million on its 3G network during 2008, reports The Bangkok Post. Hui Weng Cheong, deputy president for wireless communications, told the newspaper that AIS would seek loans to fund the 3G network, with initial capacity of 10 million users or about 40% of its total customer base. more
Related Tags: advanced-info-service, ais, Thailand
3G Licenses Awarded in The Philippines
The Philippines telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is understood to have awarded four 3G licenses to local companies. Existing GSM operators, Smart, Digitel and Globe have been awarded a license along with new entrant, Connectivity Unlimited Resources Enterprises (Cure). The NTC still has a fifth 3G licence that is expected to be awarded shorty - no details have been given so far to explain the delay. more
Philippines clamps down on SMS Spam
The Philippines telecoms regulator, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is set to crack down on mobile spamming with its issuance on the Memorandum Circular on rules and Regulations on Broadcast Messaging Services. The Circular was reach after series of consultations and a hearing attended by the general public, telecom service providers, content providers and other interested parties in response to numerous consumer complaints received by the Commission. more
Calls for PrePay phones to be registered in The Philippines
There have been calls in The Philippines for an existing order than requires all PrePay phones to be registered. The move is to assist crime prevention and also ensure that sales tax on the sale of top-up cards is actually collected. A former National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) commissioner, Joseph Santiago has called for the existing order to be enforced and dismisses claims that it would lead to increased cost for the networks which would be passed onto customers. Commenting on the fears of price rises, he said that the networks already encourage users to register their handsets though the use of competitions and special offers. more
Related Tags: ntc
More stories tagged with National Telecommunications Commission