Thai Senate committee discusses foreign satellite regulations

The Thai Senate committee yesterday met to focus on information technology, communication, and telecommunications and convened to discuss the proposed changes by the state telecommunications regulatory body regarding the regulations governing the utilisation of foreign-owned satellites to offer domestic telecommunications services.

The gathering presided over by General Anantaporn Kanchanarat, focused on assessing concerns and suggestions raised by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which has been seeking to revise the parameters of its regulatory policies, reported Bangkok Post.

Among the principal issues voiced during the meeting were the apparent disadvantages faced by domestic satellite service providers in comparison to their foreign counterparts, a topic which drew…