National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to elect new chairman

[Jonathan Fairfield]

National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to elect new chairman

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will call a meeting on Tuesday to elect a chairman to replace Thares Punsri, who retires on October 5 when he turns 70.

 

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said after the NBTC’s meeting yesterday that the NBTC would continue to operate until the current commissioners are replaced by new ones. The six-year term of the commissioners will end on October 7.  

 

The Secretariat of the Senate reportedly has appointed a committee to select seven new commissioners to oversee the telecom and broadcasting industries, in line with the new NBTC law.  

 

The meeting yesterday also granted a network code to MCOT for use in testing its pay-TV service on condition that the code is used solely for that purpose.  MCOT will also have to use its spectrum for testing by itself. It cannot authorise other parties to utilise the spectrum on its behalf.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Economy/30327249

 

 

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[Srikcir]

Plenty of army generals looking for extra "compensation" and they know how to keep people's mouths shut.