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Published on November 21, 2007

The state agency yesterday called an urgent meeting with four major telecom operators - Advanced Info Service (AIS), Total Access Communication (DTAC), True, and TT&T - to inform them what is on its mind.

TOT has had disputes with True due to their competition in the same field, as well as with DTAC and True Move over access charges. Last week, it filed civil suits against DTAC and True Move, demanding a combined Bt14 billion in overdue access charges.

TOT chairman Saprang Kalayanamitr said all parties should join in a bid to solve the conflicts with the state agency.

"Whatever problems we can clear up among us, we should do so right now," he said.

But he denied TOT had considered withdrawing the civil suit against DTAC and True Move.

TOT also asked the four telecom operators to be partners in its plan to become a national network provider. It has set up a committee chaired by board director ML Anuporn Kashemsant to work out further details and the business model of the project with the telecom operators.

Their first meeting on the matter is scheduled for November 29. The committee will also ask CAT Telecom to join the project. TOT also plans to ask the four telecom operators to sign a project partnership deal with TOT in the future.

True CEO Supachai Chearavanont said his company was willing to support the project, which would benefit the country, but that more details of the project needed to be worked out.

Usanee Mongkolporn

 The Nation