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Calls mount to speed up NBTC board appointment

Calls are mounting for the speedy appointment of credible board members for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) as they face several trying issues.

The application period for the job concluded on Oct 28, which drew 80 applicants. The Senate secretariat is in the process of verifying their qualifications. The list of qualified candidates will be passed on to the Senate for selection.

Based on the NBTC Act, the seven seats on the NBTC board must come from seven different fields: telecom, broadcasting, TV business, law, engineering, economics and consumer protection.

Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, said his organisation wants to see the new NBTC board as soon as possible as it can help push innovation and technology adoption among vertical industries, especially as…

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