
The long-delayed auction of third-generation (3G) mobile broadband licences scheduled for mid-December could be put on hold indefinitely if Ranongruk Suwunchwee has her way.
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister wants the auction put off as long as possible, reasoning that the conditions deter state telecom enterprises and favour foreign players.
“These conditions discourage TOT and CAT Telecom but pave the way for foreign players to freely bid and grab our national resources,” Mrs Ranongruk said after meeting executives of both state telecoms over the weekend. (Bangkok Post)
Grab our national ressources ? ! Unbelievable.
A cheap nationalistic rant from the ICT Minister (?)… She’s happy to be the citizen of a third world country, where 3G phone could arrive (maybe, perhaps) in 50 years… Time for thai companies to… to what by the way ?
I mean even Laos has 3 G phone system !
But in Thailand it’s more important to save the arse of the buddies… I mean : competition is a very bad word in Thailand. It’s a stupid concept, designed by stupid foreigners.