Niantic ready to meet NBTC to discuss off-limit areas for Pokemon Go

 

 

San Francisco-based Niantic Inc., the developer of the augmented reality online game Pokemon Go, has agreed to discuss with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission about the telecom regulator’s proposal to keep certain areas off-limits to the game.

 

NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tanthasit said on Friday that Niantic had responded to the NBTC’s proposal and appointed a representative office in Thailand, Baker & McKenzie law office, to discuss the issue.

 

He said that the game developer was willing to cooperate with the NBTC and understood its concern regarding certain venues which should be made off-limits to the game such as government offices, archaeological sites, places of worship, areas near railroads and private properties.

 

NBTC deputy secretary-general Korkit Danchaivichit in charge of telecom affairs h has been assigned to represent the regulator in talks with representatives of Niantic.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/177669-2/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-08-26

 

What is this game doing to enhance the lives of Thai youth? Block it like you do the Mail & other sites

 

An opportunity lost for Niantic!

 

They should have engaged Ms Kobkarn as their Thai representative http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/minister-kobkarn-hopes-pokemon-go-will-save-thailands-tourism-industry/151324/

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

places of worship, areas near railroads and private properties.

What's left ... the wilderness?

5 hours ago, PaddyDaddy said:

 

What is this game doing to enhance the lives of Thai youth? Block it like you do the Mail & other sites

 

 

You you sound like a lot of fun. 

It's one of the few video games that get people outside and get them to do some exercise. Walking is integral to the game and some fat kids have lost 5 kg or more through increased activity. 

 

Better than sitting at home or in some Internet gaming cafe playing GTA or first person shooting games imo. 

 

 

5 hours ago, PaddyDaddy said:

 

What is this game doing to enhance the lives of Thai youth? Block it like you do the Mail & other sites

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

I also find it annoying they blocked the dailymail website. That was done because it had repeatly ran articles critical of Thailand. Not sure what Niantic did that would rate a blocking.