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DTAC the sole bidder in upcoming 900MHz auction

DTAC the sole bidder in upcoming 900MHz auction

DTAC TriNet, a subsidiary of Total Access Communication, on Tuesday submitted its bid documents for the 900MHz spectrum auction to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The submission makes the mobile operator the only bidder for the spectrum licence, for which the NBTC will hold the auction on October 28. 
The auction is for a licence to operate two 5MHz sections on the 900MHz bandwidth, with a starting bid price of Bt37.99 billion.
Due to the company’s bid submission, the NBTC will not lodge an appeal to the
Supreme Administrative Court against a recent ruling of the Central Administrative Court, which allowed DTAC customers to continue using the company’s 850MHz service until December 15.
Earlier, the NBTC had announced that it would immediately lodge an appeal if DTAC failed to submit the bid application for the 900MHz licence by the submission deadline of October 16.
The NBTC had declined to allow DTAC customers to continue using the 850MHz service after the company’s 1800MHz and 850MHz concession ended on September 15 this year. This prompted DTAC to seek an interim protection from the administrative court, which ruled on September 14 to allow its customers to continue using the 850MHz spectrum until December 15.
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Narupon Rattanasamaharn, fourth left, DTAC senior vice president, head of Regulatory Division, hands over the bid documents to NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasith, fourth right, on Tuesday.

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