Thai incumbent CAT Telecom and True Corp, parent of local cellco True Move, can go ahead with a host of deals struck in January to provide 3G services. The companies have been given the all clear by Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General for the…
Thai incumbent CAT Telecom and True Corp, parent of local cellco True Move, can go ahead with a host of deals struck in January to provide 3G services. The companies have been given the all clear by Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General for the agreements, according to The Nation.
The investigation concluded that the CAT-True collaboration was not in breach of the 1992 Public-Private Joint Venture Act and was in line with the wholesale-resale regulations of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
However, the Office of the Attorney General recommended that the NTC examines the contracts to confirm they comply with regulations.
CAT entered into agreements with two True subsidiaries, Real Move and Real Future, in January to develop a 3G service together on the 800MHz spectrum. Real Future’s subsidiary, BFKT, will lease CAT 3G equipment for almost fifteen years, with CAT then providing wholesale 3G capacity. Real Move will then lease CAT’s 3G capacity to offer a retail service over the same period.
