Communication Statistics Including Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) Statistics
Communication statistics presented in this chapter have been compiled from The Thailand Post
Company Limited, the CAT Telecom Public Company Limited, the TOT Public Company Limited and National
Statistical Office.
Statistics on Post
were received from Thailand Post Co., Ltd
,
under Ministry of Information and
Communication Technology. Their mission is to provide service on post and financial service. Data collected,
such as postal ordinary, postal parcel, special service, money order and postal order, etc.
Statistics on phone numbers
of Thailand were received from TOT Public Company Limited; under
the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. They are operating telephone and communication,
all kinds of tele-communication both national and international through any kinds of services, i.e. telephone lines,
internet, and Cellular mobile's telephone. Customer zones were divided into Bangkok zone, including Bangkok,
Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samuth prakarn and regional zone, covering the rest of provinces.
Statistics on Information and Communication Technology
:
These statistics presented were
from the surveys on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Households and in
Establishments conducted by National Statistical Office.
The Survey on the use of ICT in Households has been u
n
dertaken the first time in
2001
and since
2003
it has been carried out annually. The objective of the survey, which covered private and institutional
households, was to collect number of households using ICT device.
The Survey on the use of ICT in Establishments has been annually conducted since
2004
, to collect
basic information regarding the use of ICT in business operation. The coverage of the survey was the industrial
establishments with at least
1
person engaged, located in municipal areas throughout the country.
E-Readiness Rank means the rank of ability in ICT competition, organized under the cooperation of
Economic Intelligent Unit (EIU) and IBM Institute for Business Value, since
2000
.
