The new board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is today expected to come up with a resolution for the country’s first auction of satellite orbital slot rights, after a sale was scrapped last year and remains stuck in limbo.
On Aug 18 last year, the NBTC board decided to cancel the auction scheduled for Aug 28 as SET-listed Thaicom, through its wholly owned company TC Space Connect, was the only bidder. Four satellite orbital slot packages were put up for auction.
The new NBTC board, which came into office last month, has yet to determine whether it will hold the auction for only one slot, earlier…
