A rat’s nest of cable wires hang above an overpass on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok. Apichit Jinakul
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has vowed to clean up overhead communications lines covering 400 kilometres in Bangkok and 2,000km in the provinces through collaboration with related parties this year.
The commitment is spelled out in an NBTC resolution approved by the board late last week, in line with the cabinet’s resolution on Nov 23 last year.
Trairat Viriyasirikul, acting secretary-general of the NBTC, said the move to clear up cable clutter is part of its three-year overhead cable management plan, in tandem with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and telecom…
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