Thai Senate committee discusses foreign satellite regulations

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Anantaporn Kanchanarat (third from left). Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

by Mitch Connor

The Thai Senate committee yesterday met to focus on information technology, communication, and telecommunications and convened to discuss the proposed changes by the state telecommunications regulatory body regarding the regulations governing the utilisation of foreign-owned satellites to offer domestic telecommunications services.

 

The gathering presided over by General Anantaporn Kanchanarat, focused on assessing concerns and suggestions raised by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which has been seeking to revise the parameters of its regulatory policies, reported Bangkok Post.

Among the principal issues voiced during the meeting were the apparent disadvantages faced by domestic satellite service providers in comparison to their foreign counterparts, a topic which drew significant attention and debate. It appeared to be the popular consensus that while customers may stand to benefit from an increase in available options, the alleged inequality could serve to hamper the interests of local businesses.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-senate-committee-discusses-foreign-satellite-regulations

 

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[ukrules]

They're going to ban Starlink aren't they?

[dinsdale]

23 minutes ago, ukrules said:

They're going to ban Starlink aren't they?

Had a similar thought. It's not mentioned in the article but my 1st thought was China then Starlink. My guess would be China. 

[bigupandchill]

26 minutes ago, ukrules said:

They're going to ban Starlink aren't they?

They will pass some meaningless law that anyone who wants to use it will ignore. What are they going to do, take out the satellites?