National Telecom’s (NT) attempt to develop a mobile phone service on its 700-megahertz spectrum remains stuck in a rut.
The company has held the spectrum since a 2020 auction and paid three instalments for the licence.
NT is the merged company of TOT and CAT Telecom. Prior to the merger, CAT won a bid for 20MHz of the 700MHz spectrum in a National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) auction by offering 34.3 billion baht.
In March the cabinet approved NT moving ahead with project development, with a budget of 61 billion baht spanning 14 years. According to NT’s plan, the service will focus on new users as well as existing customers on its 850MHz, 2100MHz and 2300MHz bands, which are due to expire in August 2025.
According to a source on the NT board who…
