Sunday, March 27, 2022, 12.43 p.m.
“Phuea Thai” urges “Prayut” to stop blurring the case of the True-DTAC merger to prevent monopoly, pointing out that the impact of the True-DTAC merger will spread beyond the telecommunication business, suggesting that monopoly must be prevented in all businesses
Sunday, March 27, 2022, Mr. Saran Timsuwan, member of the Loei Provincial House of Representatives and the Pheu Thai Party Economic Working Group The Extraordinary Commissioner to consider the impact of the telecommunications merger between True and DTAC, said he wanted to call for General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, has suspended the merger of True-DTAC to prevent monopoly. Currently, there is news that the merger has been completed. both at the latest The NBTC’s superboard petitioned the acting chairman of the NBTC, stating that the True-DTAC merger unlawful in many respects In addition, the potential impact of the merger between True-DTAC’s telecommunication business will widen in many related businesses. and increase the opportunity to monopolize the market in other business sectors besides telecommunication for example The retail business, which has been controversial from the merger between CP and Lotus, after the merger dominated 75.8% of the retail-wholesale market. It acts as a new committee of the NBTC instead of the current one, which has been in duty since 2014, risking damage to the people. Especially when the leader himself does not understand and does not listen to advice from others at all.
At the meeting of the Extraordinary Commission on the Impact of the Telecom Merger Case between True and DTAC, cases of telecommunication mergers in several countries from the past were discussed to compare and consider the impact. but such information It is very different from the True-DTAC merger. No country has ever allowed To have a merger that will lead to market domination of more than 30%, but in the case of merger True-DTAC will cause market domination of more than 52% and will cause the Thai telecommunication market to dominate the market from competitors only 2 cases are higher than 90% of the market, but the relevant agencies cannot clearly answer that. How much can the impact of the merger be controlled or prevented? How to protect people who are consumers? And people are at risk from the impact that usage data may be exploited without knowing.
on issues that may cause market monopoly in other business sectors Government agencies do not consider the impact that will occur after the merger between True-DTAC, because today telecommunications and Internet service providers are like the infrastructure of the digital world. especially in Thailand Access to opportunities, development of customer groups of various current businesses and government services. Both rely on access through telecommunication channels and the Internet. If allowed to dominate the telecommunications market which the market share of the 2 major players is more than 90% will make in the future Businesses with telecommunications data constituents are severely impacted. For example, if numbers after the merger are used in other ventures, such as retail or digital wallet services, it is becoming increasingly popular. constantly in the present Will cause the risk of market dominance in other business sectors in the future whereby the government and the country’s leaders are unable to maintain the interests of the people
Therefore, I would like to call on General Prayut to study the matter thoroughly. Do not let personal relationships affect the interests of the nation and its people. and must prevent and eliminate all kinds of monopoly, not only this True – DTAC, in order not to take advantage of the people who are consumers It must also allow small businesses to develop and grow in the future. not to be excluded by the monopoly that currently exists in many businesses