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Bangkok Upgrades Infrastructure: Underground Cables for Safety and Appeal

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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) in Thailand are taking steps to improve safety and aesthetics in Bangkok by replacing overhead communication cables with underground alternatives.

 

Hanging communication cables, common in cities and suburbs of Thailand, pose risks such as fire hazards and cables falling onto roads. To mitigate these dangers, the NBTC is teaming up with the MEA and private firms across various provinces to transfer these cables into underground conduits.

 

However, the expense of this operation is significant, costing 10 times more than above-ground installations. Without financial assistance from the Thai government, many private companies find it challenging to keep up.

 

The majority of the time, NBTC and MEA synergize their efforts; when electricity poles are scheduled for disposal, communication cables are transitioned into conduits. Additionally, the NBTC is in charge of managing above-ground cables, including identifying inactive or out-of-service cables for disposal.

 

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Bangkok Upgrades Infrastructure: Underground Cables for Safety and Appeal

 

Does not look very safe for the Thai worker .............☹☹☹

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) in Thailand are taking steps to improve safety and aesthetics in Bangkok by replacing overhead communication cables with underground alternatives.

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Wait now! They are making a move to get cables underground? I think I heard that somewhere before....... Hmmm, must have been years ago.

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Hope they do this before the new plans to improve Bangkok footpaths happen not afterward, thereby ruining them once again

By the time this goal has been achieved, most of Bangkok will be under sea water.

On 5/4/2024 at 1:12 PM, ourmanflint said:

Hope they do this before the new plans to improve Bangkok footpaths happen not afterward, thereby ruining them once again

That would take two different agencies to work together, don't be silly TIT

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