NBTC aims for single fee rate for telephone and mobile phone numbers

[rooster59]

NBTC aims for single fee rate for telephone and mobile phone numbers

By THE NATION

 

 

A meeting by the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Friday resolved to review and determine the fee rate of fixed-line telephone and mobile phone numbers as a single rate, secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said.

 

The fee rate for telephones was determined to be Bt1/number/month, while that for mobile phones Bt1.62/number/month.

 

“These rates were the highest average of each proposed options, which were considered at the meeting,” Takorn said.

 

In addition, there will be a transitional provision for enforcing the mobile phone fee rate of Bt1/number/month for two years from the date the provision comes into force, for mobile phone operators which hold no more than five million numbers.

 

“For new mobile phone numbers requested after that, the fee rate will be Bt1.62/number/month,” the secretary-general said.

 

The rate will be included in the (draft) announcement of the NBTC regarding the criteria of allocation and administration of telecommunications numbers together with the approval of the draft, before a public hearing is held.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377108

 

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[bluesofa]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The fee rate for telephones was determined to be Bt1/number/month, while that for mobile phones Bt1.62/number/month.

What does that mean in plain English?

[owl sees all]

10 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

What does that mean in plain English?

I think what it means is that if you register the number before the date approved by the committee it will be cheaper.

 

Although, I'm not altogether in the light about; "In addition, there will be a transitional provision for enforcing the mobile phone fee rate of Bt1/number/month for two years from the date the provision comes into force, for mobile phone operators which hold no more than five million numbers."

 

After the transitional provision (that is two years) there will be extra charges incurred. Unless the operator has less that 5 million numbers.

 

Got it now, bluesofa?

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I think what it means is that if you register the number before the date approved by the committee it will be cheaper.

 

Although, I'm not altogether in the light about; "In addition, there will be a transitional provision for enforcing the mobile phone fee rate of Bt1/number/month for two years from the date the provision comes into force, for mobile phone operators which hold no more than five million numbers."

 

After the transitional provision (that is two years) there will be extra charges incurred. Unless the operator has less that 5 million numbers.

 

Got it now, bluesofa?

Thanks, I'm glad you appear to have decoded the gobbledy-gook.

It could be a bit like 'friends & family' BT in the UK offered its customers years ago?

I assume that means telecos will have to offer us a number/selection of numbers we call regularly to register with them, for the cheap rate then?

 

[topt]

9 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

It could be a bit like 'friends & family' BT in the UK offered its customers years ago?

Probably wrong but I am reading this as the fee the telecom companies will pay to the govt.?

Especially when they say -

Quote

Bt1/number/month

So for every number they register they pay 1 or 1.62baht per month........

[owl sees all]

38 minutes ago, topt said:

Probably wrong but I am reading this as the fee the telecom companies will pay to the govt.?

Especially when they say -

So for every number they register they pay 1 or 1.62baht per month........

It is beginning to get clearer. This topic is about telecom company rates to the the government. 

 

Now I've got to apologize to the wife ((just trying to cut costs).

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“These rates were the highest average of each proposed options, which were considered at the meeting,”

What was the lowest - median average and why wasn't that being considered at the meeting?

[quandow]

22 hours ago, bluesofa said:

What does that mean in plain English?

Any time folks like these get together, it usually means we will soon have to pay more.

[MaxLee]

22 hours ago, bluesofa said:

What does that mean in plain English?

We're not local enough to decode Thainglish..... 

[observer90210]

But this rate only for Thai - Farang will have to pay more as usual.