Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn plans to hold discussions with the telecom regulator and security agencies to come up with a resolution that paves the way for some satellite orbital slots being allocated to National Telecom (NT) to be used for security purpose and public interest.
The move is seen as another effort to ease concerns about the planned auction of satellite orbital slots which remain stuck in limbo. The auction was scrapped in August last year after SET-listed Thaicom through its wholly owned firm, TC Space Connect, was the only contestant.
