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DTAC decision on bid hinges on feasibility study

DTAC decision on bid hinges on feasibility study

TOTAL ACCESS Communication (DTAC) is confident of completing its feasibility study and making a final decision on whether to join the 900MHz auction within the application submission deadline set by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

DTAC said yesterday that it welcomed the flexibility given by the NBTC to extend the submission deadline for the 900MHz spectrum bid applications to October 16, if there were no bids by today.
DTAC said it would use the additional time to continue its feasibility study, which will be submitted to the board of directors for approval as per DTAC’s internal process and governance procedures. 
Rajiv Bawa, DTAC’s chief corporate affairs and business development officer, said: “We are in the process of a comprehensive feasibility study of the criteria and procedures for the licence. 
This will ensure that our final decision will benefit all stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, and employees in the long term. Our process is the key to maintaining the company’s competitive edge and long-term business value.”
True Corp and Advanced Info Service (AIS) yesterday filed to the Stock Exchange of Thailand that they would not be participating in the auction for the 900MHz licence to be held by the NBTC on October 20.
The NBTC allowed potential bidders to pick up applications from last Monday until yesterday. The last day for submission is today.
In the event of only one company submitting a bid or no bids being received, the submission date will be extended by seven days to October 16. 
The auction will be held on October 20. If there is only one participating bidder, the auction will be moved forward to October 28.
Total Access Communication’s subsidiary, DTAC TriNet, is the only company picking up the bid application.
According to AIS’ filing to the SET yesterday, it said the decision would not affect the company’s competitive advantage.
AIS is currently the market leader in telecom services and digital technology and possesses the most bandwidth in the industry. With the roaming bandwidth from the TOT, AIS’s total spectrum amounts to 120MHz.
 

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