nationals. The 2006 amendments repealed all the additional requirements of an applicant of type-two and type-three licenses, stating foreigners can now hold up to 49% in a telecommunications operator of type-two or type-three; no restrictions on the number of their foreign directors’ representation; and the authorized person signing binding commitments as a representation of the applicant firm can be a foreigner. The telecoms license fee is composed of three types of fees - permission for license, renewal and an annual fee. As of June 2013 the NBTC has granted 186 telecoms licensees, listed as follows: 144 type-one licensees 7 type-two licenses without own network 10 type-two licenses with own network 25 type-three licenses As of December 2018 the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) had issued 58 MVNO licenses, however only 9 had launched. See also Media of Thailand Censorship in Thailand References