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Lousy Military appointed Thai "Government" cannot run the country properly!! Till today, Year 2010 still arguing on which authority is allowed to issue 3G network when almost the whole damn world already has it!!
Japan got 3G in 2001
Korea got 3G in 2002
Europe got 3G in 2003
Canada got 3G in 2005
Singapore 2005
Malaysia 2005
Indonesia 2006
Iraq got 3G in 2007
East Africa 2007
China 2008
North Korea got 3G in 2008
Laos 2009
Vietnam 2010
Thailand 2020??
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Thailand -3G auction cancelled after court upholds injunction
The Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday upheld the Central Administrative Court's injunction freezing the auction of 3G licences by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
The court ruled that allowing the auction to proceed before the legal issues were settled could damage the country.
The NTC originally planned to hold the 3G auction on Monday this week, but the auction was put on hold when the Central Administrative Court issued a temporary injunction against it at the request of CAT Telecom, which said the NTC has no authority to grant 3G licences under the current constitution.
The NTC appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court, which on Thursday upheld the injunction.
NTC commissioner Natee Sukonrat said after the ruling that the commission accepted the court's decision and was now cancelling the auction of 3G licences. The commision had planned to proceed within the next couple of days if the injunction was overturned.
He apologised to the Thai people for not being able to kick-start the country into the era of third-generation wireless communications.
The NTC will set up a committee to assess the damage incurred from the aborted auction and take remedial action as necessary, Col Natee said.
"All NTC members would like to thank all who have been involved in preparing the 3G auction and apologise to the Thai people for not being able to establish a 3G network in Thailand.
"However, the NTC will continue to perform its duties to develop the telecommunications system in Thailand," Col Natee said.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Juti Krairiksh said the Frequency Allocation Bill which governs the establishment of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is expected to be passed into law before the end of this year. The process of selecting NBTC members would begin early next year.
NBTC will replace the NTC, which is not authorised to allocate frequencies under the 2007 constitution.
The bill was passed by the House in May, but was then extensively amended by the Senate, which then returned it to the House.
Mr Juti expected a joint committee of the two houses of parliament to be set up on Sept 29 to consider the amended bill.
The joint committee would likely take about two weeks to go through the bill before returning it to the House of Representatives for a final decision, he said.
The ICT minister said the Constitution Court would also be asked to rule whether the NTC has the authority to issue 3G licences, pending the formation of the NTBC.
At the same time, steps would be taken to explore ways of installing the 3G system as soon as possible.
"It is necessary for us to clear all doubts - to ensure investors' confidence," Mr Juti said.
The court outlined three reasons for calling off the auction.
First, the NTC called bids for 3G licences even though a joint committee drawing up a masterplan for allocation and administration of frequencies had not been set up as required by Article 51 of the National Telecommunications Communication Act of 2000.
If the auction were allowed to proceed, many other legal problems were likely to follow.
Second, the court's order calling off the auction would not cause much damage to the three bidders.
Third, although the order may delay development of 3G technology for about four years, it would not disrupt the administration and public services of the state.
CAT Telecom, which stands to lose financially if the licences are issued to the private sector bidders, took the case to the Central Administrative Court. It argued that authority to distribute 3G licences rests with the NBTC, which will supercede the NTC but had not been set up.
Stocks of telecommunications companies dropped following this morning's ruling.
Advanced Info Service Pcl (ADVANC TB), the country'ss biggest mobile phone company, dropped 1.1 percent to 90.75 baht. Total Access Communication Pcl (DTAC TB), the second-biggest mobile phone company, fell 1.3 percent to 39.25 baht. True Corp. (TRUE TB) slid 17 percent to 4.1 baht, a two-month low.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/197872/court-upholds-injunction-freezing-3g-bidding
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Tonychat that faggot must be damn happy using his 2G phone is Thailand!!
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