Thaicom’s 7 and 8 satellites will be forced to become an ICT Ministry concession
Thaicom’s commercial satellites operating under the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission’s licensing regime will be under an Information and Communication Technology Ministry concession as well, an ICT source said. The satellites under NBTC licensing regime include Thaicom satellites 7 and 8. Any future commercial satellites to be launched between now and 2021 will also be subject to this condition, according to the preliminary conclusions of a meeting between the ministry and the NBTC last week, the source said. The annual licence fee is 4.25 per cent of Thaicom’s gross revenue, while the annual concession fee is 20.5 per cent of its revenue.
