Supot Tiarawut, managing director of TT&T Subscriber and Services, said yesterday that 1,000 customers of its parent TT&T Plc would be randomly offered set-top boxes free of charge to access the new service on its Maxnettv.tv multimedia content homepage.

The Internet Protocol television technology (IPTV) transmits TV programmes to PC users via a broadband connection. Typically, IPTV offers TV programmes, video on demand and Internet calling. TT&T operates a telephone service in the provinces, while TT&T Subscriber and Services has won a licence from the National Telecommunications Commission to offer an Internet access service.

Maxnettv.tv has 35,000 registered members.

TT&T Subscriber and Services targets 400,000 broadband subscribers by yearend, double its present customer base, while the overall broadband market would soar from around 700,000 subscribers now to 1 million, Supot added.

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