Telecom regulator to pull plug on 30 firms

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Cheng Sokhorng

Only four companies out of 34 deemed to be holding “inactive” internet and voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) licences responded by deadline to the national telecom regulator’s request for them to demonstrate that they were actively providing services to customers, a telecom official said yesterday.

Last month, the Telecom Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) gave 34 companies holding a total of 42 internet service provider (ISP) and VoIP licences until November 30 to submit invoices and other details proving they were commercially active and operating in accordance with their licensing agreements. All but four of the companies ignored the request, according to Im Vutha, director of the TRC’s regulation and dispute unit.

“After the final announcement, just four companies responded to claim that their businesses were active,” he said. “However, we also require them to submit their financial reports and details of their operations.”

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