Farang companies operating in Thailand are under Thai laws.
If they think they can get away lightly and make a fast buck
because they are operating in Asia, this will make them think
again.
How was the plane trip? Just got in, right?
DTAC is HARDLY a fast-buck company, and they have been here since cellular phones have been available. They, if anything, kept AIS honest during those years by providing good service all over Thailand, when AIS was known for spotty service. The current trend is to get rid of outside competition, and this latest episode is nothing more than a certain PM, whose brother HATES DTAC, trying to make political hay of it.
Back then, True wasn't around. DTAC and AIS were the only choices. And I've been a DTAC customer for over 12 years.
Curiously, ToT went down quite often, and I've never heard of them paying a fine...
Well, DTAC is fully owned by the Norwegian Telenor, world's 4th largest telecom network operator. It has 150 million subscribers, plus 40% of Russian's VimpelCom and others, est. around 250 million subscribers. Telenor is now eating it's way up in the Indian market as well. Telenor is highly respected and it may hurt interest from foreign investors investing in Thailand. Both Russia and India got a taste of that.
Dtac owns 30% of the thai market. I think that's pretty good in any Asian country, where competition is tough.
The fine is correct. Won't hurt their wallets directly but downtime isn't popular among any subscribers. Thai people are patient people, but of course, even patient people have their limits.
Dtac Fined Bt10Mn For Service Failure
in Thailand News
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Well, DTAC is fully owned by the Norwegian Telenor, world's 4th largest telecom network operator. It has 150 million subscribers, plus 40% of Russian's VimpelCom and others, est. around 250 million subscribers. Telenor is now eating it's way up in the Indian market as well. Telenor is highly respected and it may hurt interest from foreign investors investing in Thailand. Both Russia and India got a taste of that.
Dtac owns 30% of the thai market. I think that's pretty good in any Asian country, where competition is tough.
The fine is correct. Won't hurt their wallets directly but downtime isn't popular among any subscribers. Thai people are patient people, but of course, even patient people have their limits.
Forgive my lousy English.