NT pays first instalment of 700MHz licence feeMr Viroj (fifth from right) led NT's executives on Tuesday as the company made its first instalment payment of 3.6 billion baht to the NBTC. National Telecom (NT) on Tuesday paid for the first instalment of the 700-megahertz spectrum licence fee, ending speculation that the merged unit of CAT Telecom and TOT may ditch the frequency over concerns about the viability of the 5G business plan. For the 700MHz licence, the winning bidders are obliged to pay the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in 10 instalments for the licence fees. The first instalment must be paid at least 15 days before the 700MHz range is made available for usage on April 1. On Tuesday, AWN also paid 1.83 billion baht for the first instalment of the 700MHz range fee, including VAT, to the NBTC.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2021 23:27 UTC