NBTC free to issue 3G licences

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Published: 3 Dec 2012 at 14.56
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The Administrative Court on Monday rejected a petition asking it to suspend the issuing of 3G licences, ruling the Ombudsman had no right to bring the case against the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The judge ruled that the Ombudsman is not a plaintiff in the matter, so the petition was rejected and removed from the case file.

With the ruling, the NBTC can go ahead with the issuing of the licences within 90 days of the approval of the bidding process, or by Jan 19.

Last month, the Office of the Ombudsman asked the court to suspend the granting of the 3G licences, claiming the auction lacked free and fair competition as required under the constitution.

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tansri
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Discussion 4 : 03 Dec 2012 at 18.224
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Too bad, now we all have to wait longer for 4G.
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Discussion 3 : 03 Dec 2012 at 17.163
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When the Office of the Ombudsman asked the court to suspend the granting of the 3G licences, couldn't they have been told then that because they weren't the plaintiffs, the court could not accept the case. A great waste of the courts time again.
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Yes, come March 2013, we will finally be able to take full advantage of state-of-the-art devices such as Galaxy S2 and iPhone 4. I can't wait!
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Discussion 1 : 03 Dec 2012 at 15.381
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"lacked free and fair competition"

well first thats not the Thai way plus when has it ever happend any way free & fair
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