Weerawong C&P advised Total Access Communication Plc and its subsidiary dtac TriNet Co., Ltd., (together “dtac”), leading mobile service providers in Thailand, in relation to the auction of the 1800 MHz spectrum license held by the Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (“NBTC”).
dtac was the auction winner for one license of 2 x 5 MHz spectrum bandwidth covering 1745-1750 MHz/1840-1845 MHz at the final bid price of THB 12,511 million (approximately USD 382 million).
The acquisition of the 1800 MHz spectrum as part of dtac’s current portfolio will not only allow dtac to maintain 2G service for its large base of customers but will also provide 4G network capacity to serve the massive growth of data usage in Thailand.
The Weerawong C&P team led by Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt, Senior Partner and Warathorn Wongsawangsiri, Partner included associates Natthanun Suksomboon and Passawish Sapklin.