Defining clear frequency allocation roles for Digital Ministry and NBTC

Currently this task belongs to the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
The draft is in second reading of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). 
The move aims to define clear roles for the ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). 
At present, the ministry oversees satellite concessions and coordinates with the international bodies to secure the orbital slots for Thai satellites. The NBTC oversees the issuance of new satellite licences.
The ministry will continue reserving orbital slots until this new law goes into effect. 
The key clauses in the draft the lawmakers have yet to consider completely include whether the spectra will be awarded by auction only. However, in cases of a spectrum shortage, the licence-holders can allow other parties to use their spectra jointly.
The other clause is the one that allows state agencies to return their spectra to the NBTC for reallocation but the NBTC will have to compensate them. The question is: If the state agency has leased its spectrum to a third party to provide a service, would the NBTC have to compensate this third party as well when the state agency returns the spectrum to the NBTC?
The NLA has finished discussing the qualifications of the applicants for seven seats on the NBTC. The applicants must be between 40 and 70 years of age and they must have a background in one of the following sectors/professions – the broadcasting industry, the TV industry specifically, the telecom industry, engineering, law, economics, and consumer protection. That means there will be one member from each of those areas.
The applicants are required to be either a former deputy director-general of a government department or those who rose to the rank of senior group captain or above in the Air Force, or an associate professor. 
They can be a former executive of a private company with at least three years of experience if their position was not lower than vice president and the company had registered capital of at least Bt500 million.
The applicants from the consumer-protection field are required to have experience in the field of at least 10 years, while those in the fields of telecom and broadcasting management are required to have experience of at least 10 years.
Former executives of private companies who resigned at least one year before the application date are eligible to apply for an NBTC seat.
The selection committee will comprise seven members, who are a Constitutional Court judge, a Supreme Court judge, a Supreme Administrative Court judge, a National Anti-Corruption Commission member, a committee member of the Office of the Auditor-General, an ombudsman, and the governor of the Bank of Thailand. 
The Secretariat of the Senate will handle administrative work in the selection. 
The NLA is expected to finish the third reading of the draft this quarter.