Communication Statistics Including Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) Statistics
Communication statistics presented in this chapter have been derived from The Thailand Post
Company Limited, the CAT Telecom Public Company Limited , the TOT Corporation Public Company
Limited and National Statistical Office.
The Communications Authority of Thailand is a state enterprise under the Ministry of
Information and Communication Technology, established by the Communications Authority of Thailand
Act B.E.
2519
on February
25, 1977
. It is responsible for the provision of domestic and international
postal, monetary and telecommunication services to the public, excepting domestic telephone service
which is under the responsibility of the Telephone Organization of Thailand.
As of
14
August,
2003
, the Communications Authority of Thailand is tranformed their
performance of function as well as the assets and liabilities into the CAT Telecom Public Company
Limited and Thailand Post Company Limited.
The Telephone Organization of Thailand was established on February
24, 1954
and took over
all the provincial telephone services from the Post and Telegraph Department on October
1, 1961
.
The Metropolitan Telecommunications Area means the telephone areas in Bangkok, Nonthaburi,
Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan and the Provincial Telecommunications Area means the telephone
areas in other provinces.
In
1999
, the Telecom Asia Coparation Limited as being the True Coparation Limited in
present has been given concessions from the Telephone Organization of Thailand, the personal
communications telephone (PCT) services has been operated for subscribers in Metropolitan
Telecommunication Area by using the same number of residence for outdoor usage.
In
2002
, the Telephone Organization of Thailand is transformed their performance or function
as well as the assets and liabilities into the TOT Corporation Public Company Limited.
The data of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) presented in this chapter has
been from the National Statistical Office.
Its has presented the data regarding the use of communication technology equipments both of
in household and establishment by counting individual household and special household. The
establishment have included all municipal establishment except the stalls that have at least one worker in
whole kingdom.
