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NBTC to install digital networks at border clinics

The NBTC office on Phahon Yothin Road. The regulator originally planned to spend 3.8 billion baht to develop a telehealth project. Tawatchai Kemgumnerd

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to install telecom networks in sub-district hospitals in border areas, with a budget of up to 3.8 billion baht under its Universal Service Obligation (USO) scheme.

The regulator originally planned to spend 3.8 billion baht to develop a telehealth project. However, the NBTC board recently voted 4:3 to scrap that project because it is not in line with the budget objectives under the USO framework.

According to NBTC chairman Dr Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck, the expansion of digital connectivity at sub-district…

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