future of the thai telecommunications in the age of convergence
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Future of the Thai Telecommunications
in the Age of Convergence:
NBTC’s perspective
Dr. Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commissioner
The 17th Asia Telecom Information Exchange (ATIE), New Delhi, 6th May 2013
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The NTC prepared the auction
CAT filed a lawsuit against the NTC
The Administrative Court affirmed by the Supreme Administrative Court issued a provisional injunction
Failure in conducting the previous auction
1.Background at a glance
Mission was impossible !
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X State Monopoly X Concession Contract X 2.1 GHz spectrum left unused Liberalization
New regulatory task of NBTC = Spectrum Auction
3G auction license
Network roll out
obligation
3 regulations
Infra. Sharing MVNO
National Roaming
Better consumer protection
2. Successful regulatory tasks
Before NBTC establishment After NBTC establishment
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1.The removal of N-1 Condition
2. Spectrum Packaging new block size
3. Collusion prevention
4. Spectrum Cap
5. Reserve price
The spilt 5 MHz attracts new entrants
3. Sequence of auction process
Prevent spectrum hoarding Both legal and social measures
Encourage competition as a whole
Risk of leftover licenses
Inefficient use of spectrum
Effort to facilitate auction: Revision
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Before auction After auction
1. File petition to Administrative
Court to revoke provisional
injunction on former auction
2. Revise regulations to
facilitate the implementation of
auction
3. Deal with attempt to revoke/
suspend the auction by affected
party
1. Question and call for clarification
done by the Senate, Representative,
National Anti-Corruption Commission
2. 7 Lawsuits at the Administrative
Court
3. Storm of public criticism and
misunderstanding by misleading info
Regulatory obstacles
Auction
conducted Oct
2012
3. Sequence of auction process
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Regulator Market needs to be liberalized
Public criticism
Affected parties wants to revoke
auction. Consumers expects variety of services
with low price.
Character of telecoms market is always
evolving and has rapid growth.
No absolute regulations like one-size-fits-all model.
3. Sequence of auction process
What’ve we been through?
12-year lack behind other
countries
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Public under first-time-in-Thai-history spectrum auction
Complexity; full of technical issues
Different principles and rules from other auctions
Problems
Solution
Legal Dimension
Social Dimension
3. Sequence of auction process
Regulatory obstacles
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Auction result confirmed by the ITU
Strengthening stakeholders consultation process
Solution
Legal Dimension
Social Dimension
Clarification at Administrative Court and government agencies
Adopted regulations to better ensure competition
• Infrastructure Sharing
• MVNO
• National roaming
How to overcome?
Regulatory obstacles
3. Sequence of auction process
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3. Sequence of auction process
Assessment by the ITU
1. Spectrum licenses were efficiently and fairly assigned.
2. Licenses contain important measures to improve competition
3. Benefit to consumers is ensured by price reduction of 15% in comparison to 2G services
4. Principles, objectives, design and outcome are consistent with international best practice.
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new context of technological convergence
Technological Convergence between Telecommunications Media and ICT’s
Digitalization
Telecommunications Infrastructure Voice Services
Media Infrastructures
Media and Radio Services
ICT’s Infrastructure
Informatics Applications
4. Next challenge of regulatory tasks
Regulation should be imposed
only where necessary and must
not block market development
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• Expiration of concession contracts in several bands (900, 1800 MHz) will be available for auction
• interim consumer protection measure in transitory period
Telecoms
• Digital TV auction (digital switchover) Broadcasting
• Harmonization of digital dividend spectrum Convergence
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4. Next challenge of regulatory tasks
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End of monopoly and shift to liberalization
- More competition among sectors - Better infrastructure
-Benefit for Thai consumers -Benefit for Thai industry
5. Conclusion
Increasing cooperation at both regional and
international levels
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