BANGKOK, Aug 4 – Thai media regulator National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will begin distributing digital TV subsidy coupons in September and it is expected that 50 per cent of Thai households to receive the coupons by year end, according tos secretary-general Takorn Tantasith.
Mr Takorn said the coupon distribution will begin in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, as well as Chiang Mai, Songkhla and Khon Kaen provinces and will later extend to cover other provinces with TV digital network reception.
Distribution will begin as soon as the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) gives a green light to the NBTC TV subsidy coupons.
The Thai media regulator decided last month to fix the coupons at 690 baht each to promote public purchases of the DVB-T2 set-top boxes to help them switch to digital TV viewing.
The coupon will be distributed to households by post, Mr Takorn said. There will be measures to identify the owner of each coupon and when and which shop used to buy the product.
The NBTC secretary-general spoke at a festival Saturday to mark Thailand’s National Communication Day.
The three-day festival, which ends today, was jointly organized by NBTC and other media operators and was presided over by NBTC Chairman Air Chief Marshall Thares Punsri.
The four-day event aims to honor His Majesty the King’s distinctive contribution to the development of Thailand’s communication sector and to promote knowledge of the public on Thailand’s broadcasting, TV and telecommunications operations.
