Industry Overview 1. Telecom Regulation In 2012, The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) issued national policy, rules and regulations including 3 important master plans which are : The Frequency Management Master Plan and National Table of Frequency Plan, The Fist Broadcasting Master Plan No.1 (2012 - 2016) and Telecommunications Master Plan No.1 (2012 - 2016). Furthermore, there are associations of the Committees and Sub-Committees to carry out specific issues, including The Committee of Reserch and Development Fund of Broadcasting and Telecommunications as the Universal Service Obligation (USO) The NBTC important issuances of master plans and policies that would affect the telecommunications industry are as the followings. Telecommunications resource allocation policy. In 2012 the NBTC organized the 2.1 GHz spectrum auction and license issuances of 45 MHz bandwidth provided to the 3 bidders. This auction leads to the establishment of telecommunications network supporting the mobile phone communication services, including voice and data and covering across the area of Thailand. Broadcasting channels allocation policy including radio and television channels, and also the transmission policy from analog television to digital television. The new entrans encouraging policy, to develp and promote free and fiar competition among telecom mobile operators both incumbents and new entrants. The NBTC regulate that the licensees of 3G spectrum shall guarantee to provide at least 10 percent of their 3G network capacity to supply for the operators of Mobile Virtual Network Operation (MVNO) services. The policy to provide universal basic telecommunications services and social services or Universal Service Obligation (USO), and also the budget approved for the wireless Internet network implemenation, as the public Wi-Fi throughout the are of Thailand. 2. Industry Situation and Competition in 2012 and Trend 2013 According to Thailand Telecommunications Market Report year 2012 by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) disclosed the telecommunications market survey in 2013 total valued 2.7 hundred trillion baht. It represent the telecommunications market value compared to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Current Market Price equals to 2.39 percent, or equals to 5.56 percent of GDP at constant prices (Real GDP). The growth of market value compared to year 2011 equals to 9.7 percent. The major telecommunications market sector is the mobile communication market with 76 percent of total telecommunications market value. The report predicted that, in 2013 the growth rate of telecommunications market value would be 13 percent per year, and predicted the telecommunications market value in 2016 would be 5.4 hundred trillion baht, or the growth rate on that year would be 24 percent compare to the year before, and the cumulative average growth rate (CAGR) would be 17 percent per year.
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