BANGKOK – The coronavirus pandemic is forcing more people to stay at home, making a capable internet connection essential for work and study online. The Ministry of a Digital Economy and Society has joined interests with telecom providers to offer a special home internet package, with free installation and a 3-month bonus.
The Minister of a Digital Economy and Society, Puttipong Punnakanta has announced that telecom providers TOT and CAT Telecom will be offering a new fixed broadband home internet package, with 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speeds, to facilitate online communications, as well as work and study from home.
The new package will be offered at 390 baht per month for households with no internet connection. Customers will receive a free 3-month bonus after the first 12 bills. The companies aim to offer this package to 100,000 customers, helping more people have access to the internet at an affordable price.
TOT Acting President Pipat Khanthong, said today the membership fee, equipment costs, and installation fees will be waived. Customers in remote areas can also sign up, thanks to the Net Pracharat village internet infrastructure that covers more than 24,000 networks nationwide.
Interested persons can sign up for this special package from 10th May to 31st July this year, by calling CAT Telecom cell center 1322, or TOT call center 1100. (NNT)
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