Thai govt to install mobile signal towers covering national park areas nationwide

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Govt to install mobile signal towers covering national park areas nationwide

 

BANGKOK, 28 April 2017 (NNT) – The Office of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is increasing the mobile signal and internet coverage areas in national parks to facilitate officials and tourists. 

NBTC Secretary General Thakorn Tanthasit said that the NBTC and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation agreed to a new standard of internet and mobile signal coverage in national park areas by installing mobile signal towers and the Internet in 151 national parks. The agreed term is a five year operational plan. 

The authorities will explore the national park areas to determine the suitable areas for telecommunication signal coverage in the National Parks, along with the installation of telecommunications towers. 

The standards of the existing telecommunication service system will also be improved in order to increase convenience and safety to tourists visiting the national parks.

 

-- nnt 2017-04-28

[onemorechang]

Not required,   no longer do National parks in Thailand

As they wish to rip me off because  i'm a Foreigner.

400 baht  entry  fee  , you can keep it all 

 

Ps  Don't people go to these places to get away from all that stuff

Edited April 27, 2017 by onemorechang

[worgeordie]

If there's a ring tone in the forest,can anyone hear it,

surely theres gotta be some place where the mobile

phone cannot be used.

regards worgeordie

[yellowboat]

Thought the point of going to these places was to unplug.