By Enquistock

 

A recent study by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) suggests that Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) could be lowered and mobile phone users could end up paying up to 20 to 244% more for their service if the telecoms sector becomes a duopoly.

 

The study, conducted by the NBTC’s subcommittee that is responsible for gauging the economic impact of a potential merger between telecom giants TRUE and DTAC, presented the findings at its third public hearing.

 

The potential merger was first announced in November 2021.

 

The NBTC recently hosted a focus group meeting at its facility to discuss the merger agreement between True Corporation Plc (TRUE) and Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) and during the meeting, Supachai Supachalasai, an economic analyst on the NBTC committee, said the committee found several potential out comes of a TRUE-DTAC merger by looking at two key areas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/40741/planned-merger-of-true-dtac-could-raise-prices-of-services-and-also-impact-gdp-growth-says-study/

 

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After other mergers in recent years, I can’t say I am confident that the scrutiny of any deal will go much beyond the lip service currently being paid…they are probably just fishing for the right personal “incentives” to be offered to give the green light.

More bad news for the Thai consumer.