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CAT Telecom

January 01, 1970

CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (Thai: บริษัท กสท โทรคมนาคม จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, including its international gateways, satellite, and submarine cable networks connections.[1] Since 2021 CAT Telecom became the National Telecom Public Company Limited after merging with TOT Public Company Limited.[2]

CAT Telecom Public Company Limited
CAT Tower, the CAT Telecom’s Headquarter, located by the Chao Phraya River, Bangrak District, Bangkok
Native name
บริษัท กสท โทรคมนาคม จำกัด (มหาชน)
Company typeState-owned
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded14 August 2003
Defunct6 January 2021
SuccessorNational Telecom Public Company Limited
Headquarters
Bangkok
,
Thailand
Area served
Thailand
Websitewww.cattelecom.com

Services edit

Until recently, CAT had a monopoly on international telephony and CDMA mobile telephony. CAT partnered with TOT to provide the GSM mobile service Thai Mobile.[3] In partnership with Hutchison, it provided a CDMA2000 1x mobile service in 25 central provinces and operated its own CDMA2000 1xEV-DO in 51 provinces.[4]

CAT provides data communications and applications services, such as leased line, Fiber-to-the-Premises, Gigabit Ethernet, xDSL, live TV broadcast, e-Commerce, e-Auction, and e-Security.

History edit

CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (Thailand) was established on August 14, 2003, by the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.[5] Plans were under way to privatize a portion of the state enterprise through an IPO in the Stock Exchange of Thailand but these plans were cancelled after the Thaksin government was overthrown by a coup on 19 September 2006.[6][7] Soon after the coup, the junta of General Surayud Chulanont announced plans to merge CAT with rival state telecom enterprise TOT (Telephone Organization of Thailand).[8]

Before 2003, CAT was an abbreviation for Communications Authority of Thailand, a Thai government agency. Despite not having been privatized, CAT was still made into a state-owned enterprise (though without the IPO to Stock Exchange of Thailand). It became a public company (with 100% of shares held by the Thai government) with its name CAT, where CAT is no longer an abbreviation for the Communications Authority of Thailand. Any telecommunication regulation was transferred to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The junta appointed General Saprang Kalayanamitr as the new chairman of the board of directors for both CAT and TOT. Saprang was accused by the founders of PTV, a new satellite television station, of being behind CAT's refusal to grant an internet link from Bangkok to a satellite up-link station in Hong Kong. PTV was established by some previous executives of the Thai Rak Thai party. CAT, however, claimed that it never received PTV's application for internet access.[9]

The junta also canceled the Thaksin government's telecom excise tax policy. The Thaksin government imposed an excise tax on private fixed and cellular services, and then allowed telecom companies to deduct the amount they paid in excise tax from concession fees to TOT and CAT. The total amount paid by the private telecom firms did not change. The Surayud government's excise tax cancellation meant that TOT and CAT would receive their full concession payments. However, TOT and CAT were then forced to increase their dividends to the Ministry of Finance to account for their increased income.[10]

On 30 November 2013, during the mass protests going on in Bangkok, a group of unidentified protesters infiltrated CAT's headquarter, which hosted its data center, to cut off its electricity. This affected roughly 92,000 clients of the company and resulted in about 300 million baht ($10 million) in lost transactions. Upon the system shut down, internet was inaccessible, phone lines were down, and ATMs were out of service.[11]

CAT is a network operator that hosts mobile virtual network operators (MVNO). CAT has two MVNOs operating on its 850 MHz network:[12]

On 7 January 2021, CAT Telecom agreed to merge with TOT Public Company Limited into a new company, National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) according to the cabinet resolution by Ministry of Digital Economy and Society under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[14][15]

Subsidiaries edit

 
My By CAT, a mobile phone operator

CAT includes the following subsidiaries:

  • My By CAT (mobile phone operator)
  • CAT Internet
  • CAT cyfence

Coverage edit

MybyCAT services are available in the following provinces:

References edit

  1. ^ . The Nation. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Cat ควบรวม Tot เสร็จเปลี่ยนเป็น Nt ตั้งเป้า 64 ติด 1 ใน 3 บริษัทโทรคมนาคมไทย". 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ TeleGeography. . www.telegeography.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  4. ^ TeleGeography. . www.telegeography.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  5. ^ [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "ศาลฎีกาสั่งจำคุกทักษิณ 5 ปี คดีแก้กฎหมายเอื้อบริษัทตัวเอง รวมคดีเก่าคุก 10 ปี".
  7. ^ ""กสท.-ทีโอที"ลุยฟ้องครม.ทักษิณ". 25 February 2011.
  8. ^ The Nation, Call for end to policy corruption 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, 16 October 2006
  9. ^ The Nation, PTV says 'CAT attack' ruined debut 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, 2 March 2007.
  10. ^ The Nation, Telecom excise tax revoked 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, 24 January 2007
  11. ^ Tech in Asia. http://www.techinasia.com/thai-protesters-telecom-attacks-cost-country-10-million-damage/
  12. ^ "Thailand's MVNO market 2014" Yozzo.com
  13. ^ "MVNO 168 Communications launches in Thailand". Yozzo.com Retrieved 2015-05-17
  14. ^ "TOT และ CAT ควบรวมเป็นบริษัทใหม่ National Telecom (NT) มีผลวันนี้ 7 ม.ค. 2564 | Blognone".
  15. ^ "ดีเดย์ 7 ม.ค.64 ควบรวม Tot-Cat เป็นบมจ.โทรคมนาคมแห่งชาติ ลดซ้ำซ้อน | อินโฟเควสท์".

External links edit

  • Official website (in Thai)
  • my by CAT website

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CAT Telecom Public Company Limited Thai bristh ksth othrkhmnakhm cakd mhachn is the state owned company that runs Thailand s international telecommunications infrastructure including its international gateways satellite and submarine cable networks connections 1 Since 2021 CAT Telecom became the National Telecom Public Company Limited after merging with TOT Public Company Limited 2 CAT Telecom Public Company LimitedCAT Tower the CAT Telecom s Headquarter located by the Chao Phraya River Bangrak District BangkokNative namebristh ksth othrkhmnakhm cakd mhachn Company typeState ownedIndustryTelecommunicationFounded14 August 2003Defunct6 January 2021SuccessorNational Telecom Public Company LimitedHeadquartersBangkok ThailandArea servedThailandWebsitewww wbr cattelecom wbr com Contents 1 Services 2 History 3 Subsidiaries 4 Coverage 5 References 6 External linksServices editUntil recently CAT had a monopoly on international telephony and CDMA mobile telephony CAT partnered with TOT to provide the GSM mobile service Thai Mobile 3 In partnership with Hutchison it provided a CDMA2000 1x mobile service in 25 central provinces and operated its own CDMA2000 1xEV DO in 51 provinces 4 CAT provides data communications and applications services such as leased line Fiber to the Premises Gigabit Ethernet xDSL live TV broadcast e Commerce e Auction and e Security History editCAT Telecom Public Company Limited Thailand was established on August 14 2003 by the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra 5 Plans were under way to privatize a portion of the state enterprise through an IPO in the Stock Exchange of Thailand but these plans were cancelled after the Thaksin government was overthrown by a coup on 19 September 2006 6 7 Soon after the coup the junta of General Surayud Chulanont announced plans to merge CAT with rival state telecom enterprise TOT Telephone Organization of Thailand 8 Before 2003 CAT was an abbreviation for Communications Authority of Thailand a Thai government agency Despite not having been privatized CAT was still made into a state owned enterprise though without the IPO to Stock Exchange of Thailand It became a public company with 100 of shares held by the Thai government with its name CAT where CAT is no longer an abbreviation for the Communications Authority of Thailand Any telecommunication regulation was transferred to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission NBTC The junta appointed General Saprang Kalayanamitr as the new chairman of the board of directors for both CAT and TOT Saprang was accused by the founders of PTV a new satellite television station of being behind CAT s refusal to grant an internet link from Bangkok to a satellite up link station in Hong Kong PTV was established by some previous executives of the Thai Rak Thai party CAT however claimed that it never received PTV s application for internet access 9 The junta also canceled the Thaksin government s telecom excise tax policy The Thaksin government imposed an excise tax on private fixed and cellular services and then allowed telecom companies to deduct the amount they paid in excise tax from concession fees to TOT and CAT The total amount paid by the private telecom firms did not change The Surayud government s excise tax cancellation meant that TOT and CAT would receive their full concession payments However TOT and CAT were then forced to increase their dividends to the Ministry of Finance to account for their increased income 10 On 30 November 2013 during the mass protests going on in Bangkok a group of unidentified protesters infiltrated CAT s headquarter which hosted its data center to cut off its electricity This affected roughly 92 000 clients of the company and resulted in about 300 million baht 10 million in lost transactions Upon the system shut down internet was inaccessible phone lines were down and ATMs were out of service 11 CAT is a network operator that hosts mobile virtual network operators MVNO CAT has two MVNOs operating on its 850 MHz network 12 Truemove H a subsidiary of True Corporation 168 13 formerly known as 365 3G Communications On 7 January 2021 CAT Telecom agreed to merge with TOT Public Company Limited into a new company National Telecom Public Company Limited NT according to the cabinet resolution by Ministry of Digital Economy and Society under Prime Minister Prayut Chan o cha 14 15 Subsidiaries edit nbsp My By CAT a mobile phone operator CAT includes the following subsidiaries My By CAT mobile phone operator CAT Internet CAT cyfenceCoverage editMybyCAT services are available in the following provinces Bangkok Ang Thong Province Kanchanaburi Province Chanthaburi Province Chachoengsao Province Chonburi Province Trat Province Nakhon Nayok Province Nakhon Pathom Province Nonthaburi Province Pathum Thani Province Prachuap Khiri Khan Province Prachinburi Province Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province Phetchaburi Province Rayong Province Ratchaburi Province Lopburi Province Samut Prakan Province Samut Sakhon Province Samut Songkhram Province Sa Kaeo Province Saraburi Province Sing Buri Province Suphan Buri Province Kalasin ProvinceReferences edit CAT Telecom moves business focus to IoT digital services The Nation The Nation 17 December 2017 Archived from the original on 8 December 2018 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Cat khwbrwm Tot esrcepliynepn Nt tngepa 64 tid 1 in 3 bristhothrkhmnakhmithy 7 January 2021 TeleGeography TOT and CAT finally agree Thai Mobile price www telegeography com Archived from the original on 2016 07 01 Retrieved 2018 02 04 TeleGeography Hutchison CAT partnership launches CDMA2000 1x national roaming www telegeography com Archived from the original on 2016 07 01 Retrieved 2018 02 04 1 bare URL PDF saldikasngcakhukthksin 5 pi khdiaekkdhmayexuxbristhtwexng rwmkhdiekakhuk 10 pi ksth thioxthi luyfxngkhrm thksin 25 February 2011 The Nation Call for end to policy corruption Archived 2007 03 12 at the Wayback Machine 16 October 2006 The Nation PTV says CAT attack ruined debut Archived 2007 09 29 at the Wayback Machine 2 March 2007 The Nation Telecom excise tax revoked Archived 2007 10 25 at the Wayback Machine 24 January 2007 Tech in Asia http www techinasia com thai protesters telecom attacks cost country 10 million damage Thailand s MVNO market 2014 Yozzo com MVNO 168 Communications launches in Thailand Yozzo com Retrieved 2015 05 17 TOT aela CAT khwbrwmepnbristhihm National Telecom NT miphlwnni 7 m kh 2564 Blognone diedy 7 m kh 64 khwbrwm Tot Cat epnbmc othrkhmnakhmaehngchati ldsasxn xinofekhwsth External links editOfficial website in Thai my by CAT website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CAT Telecom amp oldid 1218867301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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