spectrum in November are likely to put up only 25 MHz of
bandwidth for bidding instead of 30 MHz due to regulatory
restrictions, says the national telecom regulator. "The planned
auctions of 30 MHz of bandwidth on the spectrum will have
to be scrapped," said Takorn Tantasith, secretary-general of the
National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
(NBTC). "We will have to auction only two licences of
25 MHz of bandwidth, with each licence of 12.5 MHz,
instead of two licences of 15 MHz each," he said.
Mr Takorn said before taking an additional 5
MHz of spectrum
from Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) for November's
auctions, DTAC's mobile concession with its concession owner
CAT Telecom must be amendedbeforehand. Amendments to
the concession agreement
will take a few months to complete
before they are submitted to the cabinet for
approval.
"The whole process will not meet the
auction schedule,"
Mr Takorn said. The concession amendment is necessary
in order to comply with the Public-Private Joint Venture Act.
Mr Takorn said
even though the process of returning the
unused 5 MHz on the 1800-MHz spectrum to
the NBTC
to add spectrum bandwidth for auction was not as planned,
it will not
affect the initial auction schedule.
"We are determined to stick to the November
schedule, with
25 MHz," he said. The NBTC plans to auction two licences
of
the 1800-MHz spectrum on Nov 11.
The draft auction designs of the 1800-MHz
spectrum have
been announced in the Royal Gazette. The auction designs
have
clearly identified that the regulator would auction either
25
MHz or 30 MHz of bandwidth, depending on whether the
return of the unused
portion can be done on time. The reserve
price of the 1800-MHz band will start
at 13.2 billion baht per
12.5-MHz licence, but the reserve price will be 15.9
billion
per 15-MHz licence. The reserve price represents 80% of
the estimated
real spectrum value.
Mr
Takorn also said the latest cabinet reshuffle including
MR Pridiyathorn
Devakula, who previously was deputy prime
minister for economic affairs, could
be a major factor in the
delay of the return of the 5-MHz portion. Col
Sanpachai.
Huvanandana, acting president
of CAT Telecom, admitted
he learned only last week that the return of the 5 MHz
would
need concession amendments. Previously, CAT and then-ICT
minister
Pornchai Rujiprapa believed the spectrum return did
not require amendments to
the concession.
The 5-MHz portion is part of the unused 25-MHz spectrum
that
falls under the 2G concession operated by DTAC.
DTAC holds 50 MHz of bandwidth
on the 1800-MHz spectrum
under a concession agreement with CAT, due to expire
in 2018.
The company now uses 25 MHz. CAT and DTAC have jointly
agreed to
return to the NBTC a portion of 5 MHz of bandwidth
from the unused 25 MHz on
the 1800-MHz spectrum.
The return of 5 MHz is intended to benefit the
telecommunications
industry, as it would increase the bandwidth of each licence
from 12.5 MHz to 15 MHz. This could eliminate an immense
waste of spectrum from a block size of 2.5 MHz per licence.
The ad hoc national
digital economy committee, chaired by
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has
already approved the
auction of the 30-MHz bandwidth on the 1800-MHz spectrum
if the return can be done on time.
Business,Business news,Bangkok Post,4
September 2015.
In my viewpoint,I should to believe that the plan auction
that change ,had analyzed already ,it make
the most benefit
to the user and the country.
The business sector must adapt plan to match with the
government, however I think that the plan should not change
very
often , so before announce the plan all should analyze c
arefully,because if
the government sector change plan very often,
it reduce truth from the business sector and people.
Hope all get along well.
Sincerely Yours.
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