webfact Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Landline Phones To Be Charged By MinuteBy Khaosod EnglishFormer Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks on phone with members of the public, 2 July 2010.BANGKOK: -- Landline phones in Thailand are no longer to be charged under a flat fee of 3 baht per call, an official said. Mr. Thakorn Tanthasit, Secretary-Genral of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said the agency is currently amending the telecommunication regulations which would become effective in July this year.The new regulation will replace the flat fee of landline calls with a charge of 0.45 baht per minute, Mr. Thakorn said. The price will be reduced to 0.34 baht per minute in July 2015.He explained that the change is necessary as service providers are bearing greater financial costs in their operation at the present time.The amendment will be finalised by June this year, Mr. Thakorn said.Source: http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1395315961&typecate=06§ion= -- Khaosod English 2014-03-21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeThePoster Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Good luck calling 4-digit and other service numbers. Pay 45 satang per minute to listen to corny music. Edited March 21, 2014 by JoeThePoster 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chainarong Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just like Australia, now Thailand , the rip- off really begins. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Just like Australia, now Thailand , the rip- off really begins. "Local calls from a public phone cost around $.50 and are untimed" http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g255055-s605/Australia:Telephones.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anyone got the profit figures from any of these operators? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focus27 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 This will actually make telemarketing phone-spam cheaper. Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeO Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 There is some sound logic in this. Under the current billing system, Thai people will talk to their friends for 15 to 20 minutes, or even longer, with no real aim to the conversation. Once they find that the price goes beyond the old 3 baht charge as soon as they have been on the line 6 minutes and 40 seconds, they may just find something better to do with all that remaining time...!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 "He explained that the change is necessary as service providers are bearing greater financial costs in their operation at the present time." AND... to line up our pockets, more money for us...AND, send more business over to our mates with the cellular phones concession as now, who would want to use land line if mobile phones ate cheaper to use... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Dang. No more using the phone as a baby monitor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post p_brownstone Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 Makes perfect sense really. I have always wondered at the flat rate fee - as someone already said, Thais will spend literally hours on the 'phone just gossiping - I've even seen instances where someone will lay the handset down, go and make a meal or whatever and come back to continue the conversation half an hour or more later. Patrick 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcopops Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbswales Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anyone got the profit figures from any of these operators? I don't know - ask British Telecom in the UK they have been charging per minute for as long as I can remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianatlarge Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Really. Imo nationalise the telephone companies. They are using public resources for personal profit. The tech behind phones is easy, simple, and cold be better implemented as a public monopoly. Try and avoid the mess that Australia is in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MMarlow Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. Ever heard of businesses? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK1 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Designed to reduce people hogging up land lines unnecessarily, reduce the rumour mongering and to raise more revenue perhaps for the cash strapped insolvent government. The impact on running costs to business and government departments will be immensely expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post somchaismith Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 They arleady charge a monthly fee of over 100 baht for basic line rental. It's no wonder the telecommunications industry creates fugitives with giant empires. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirineou Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. Ever heard of businesses? ever heard of VOIP? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bino Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Dang. No more using the phone as a baby monitor. If you have an extra laptop kicking around, you could use Skype to do this quite effectively. Create a new account for it, set it up in the nursery, and configure Skype to Answer calls automatically. As an even greater benefit, if the laptop has a camera you can configure Skype to answer video calls automatically and see inside the nursery. I don't have a baby, but have set up the above on my office PC to keep an eye on my employees, who can be quite infantile at times. Edited March 21, 2014 by bino 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicio Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 From long time I activated SkypeOut Unlimited World: 10,49USD You can call unlimited any landline and mobile in Thailand and most landlines in the world. Usually after the first call to my mom overseas is already a deal for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Land line use has plummeted in recent years due to mobile phones, looks like they are trying to make up for that loss. Last time I had a land line was something around 2006. Edited March 21, 2014 by rotary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Really. Imo nationalise the telephone companies. They are using public resources for personal profit. The tech behind phones is easy, simple, and cold be better implemented as a public monopoly. Try and avoid the mess that Australia is in. Keep up! TOT is already owned by government. Private players pay a concession fee to the government. I have no problem with user pays, as it is basically taxpayers and people who don't use landlines very much but still pay the connection fee cross subsidising others. Edited March 21, 2014 by samran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer666 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I can't remember the last time i used one. Must have been at least 3-4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcopops Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. Ever heard of businesses? ever heard of VOIP? Sounds like Marlow hasn't heard of business accounts or VOIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcopops Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. Ever heard of businesses? ever heard of VOIP? Sounds like Marlow hasn't heard of business accounts or VOIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey50 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 This is a problem for phone company's around the world, now most people here in the UK and increasingly in places like Thailand are using the internet and VOIP services to communicate. So they are not making money on phonecalls: their traditional money maker: any more. They provide the networks, but others like skype are making the profits. For a number of years now I have had a Skype world subscription. I can chat to friends in Thailand for as long as I want for no extra cost over that of the subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Land line use has plummeted in recent years due to mobile phones, looks like they are trying to make up for that loss. Last time I had a land line was something around 2006. Thai business law 101, Section 42,:' When demand decreases, raise the prices.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3SoiDogNight Posted March 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2014 I'm disappointed to read this. I still prefer to use landline when possible. Although I have a cellphone, the reception isn't so great in my building and most other high-rise buildings. At work when calling a business, I still prefer the landline. Also when making international calls back, I always use the landline (with calling card) because I like the clarity. I do not like the poor sound quality of Skype or VoiP. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReporter Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Thailand is really going backward in its development efforts, rather than going forward. What makes the Minister of Telecommunications think that by charging more for the landlined phones people will still use them when they have inexpensive cell phones at their disposal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnx355 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Not a big change for me as I have been calling mobile phone for 5 years using my TOT landline and I always pay by the minutes. I guess that the 3 bahts per call fee is landline to landline only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygunther Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 How often does anyone use a landline for phone calls these days? I guess people will just stop using landlines all together. After I changed my internet to cable because my ADSL wasn't stable , I did cancel my phone line too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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