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A consumer network asked the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Wednesday to strike down a planned merger deal between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac).

True and Dtac have come out against a news article titled “AIS presses NBTC on mega merger”. According to the firms, the article stated that the merger may violate applicable laws and require explicit approval from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission.

The merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) will cause difficulties in Thailand's transition to a digital economy, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) warned on Monday.

The merger of telecom players True and DTAC is a mutual collaboration in the best interests of Thailand's telecommunication sector and is not a takeover for one company to have control over the other, a top executive said on Friday.

The Central Administrative Court on Tuesday ordered Advanced Info Service (AIS) and True to charge fares by actual usage time and not by rounding up the seconds.

The delay by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in considering the merger deal between two telecom giants would be a dereliction of duty, the House of Representatives' consumer protection commission said on Wednesday.

The DTAC-True merger will create better competition so customers should not be concerned about the increasing service price, Total Access Communication said.

DTAC and True executives insist their merger will usher in better services, network quality with no price concerns as they are strictly regulated by NBTC.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) must ensure that the True Corporation (True) and Total Access Communication (Dtac) merger does not cause market dominance, the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) said on Thursday.

Though most businesses in the telecommunications sector are all for the True-Dtac merger, the third service provider is dead against it.

The five new members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) announced three measures to consider the planned merger of two leading telecom operators at a first meeting on Wednesday.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is discussing a merger deal between True Corporation and Total Access Communication (Dtac).