The CAT board approved the establishment of a committee to study the state agency's plan for dealing with the concessions after their terms end. The twoyear period for asset buybacks is part of the plan.
CAT owns the concessions of TrueMove, Digital Phone Co, and Total Access Communication (DTAC). The concessions of TrueMove and DPC will end in 2013, and that of DTAC in 2018. Once their concession terms end, they will have to transfer their network assets to CAT on a buildtransferoperate (BTO) basis.
Late this week, TOT's board gave approval for TOT subsidiary ACT Mobile to manage the telecomnetwork assets of cellular concession holder Advanced Info Service after its term ends in 2015.
In a separate matter, CAT will sign a memorandum of understanding with TOT next week on the planned collaboration of their broadband wireฌless and fibreoptic services.
The agreement will see collaboration in three areas. First, the two agencies will allow subscribers of their thirdgeneration networks to roam for voice and data services on each other's networks in a move to carpet Thailand quickly with wireless broadband service.
CAT and TOT have both begun setting up nationwide 3G networks, CAT on its 800megahertz band and TOT on it 2.1gigahertz band. Subscribers with combined 800MHz and 2.1GHz modes in their mobile phones will be able to roam on both networks for their convenience.
In addition, the two state agencies will share 3G network locations to save costs and will determine in which areas they would set up a fibreoptic broadband service to avoid investment redundancy.
CAT Telecom president Jirayuth Roongsrithong said the agency had submitted a request to the National Telecommunications Commission to install and use the 3G network equipment. It is waiting for NTC approval. He said CAT would finish setting up 1,000 3G base stations in August.
CAT will soon explain to the new government's Information and Communications Technology Ministry its plan to spend Bt12 billion on installing the network on its own to serve its business of wholesaling and reselling the 3G service. Jirayuth said the budget would be used next year.
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