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Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, commonly known as DTAC is a
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company in
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. It is the nation's third largest GSM phone company, after
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and
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. DTAC is owned by Norwegian company
Telenor Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, ...
both directly and indirectly, and both companies share the same logo. , DTAC had 23.2 million subscribers with a market share of subscribers at around 30 percent. As of 2019, the company has 20.642 million mobile subscriptions and 3904 employees. It is listed on the
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and the
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. In 2015 DTAC reported total assets of 110,965 million
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, with revenues of 87,753 million baht, and a net profit of 5,893 million baht. As of 11 April 2012, DTAC's parent company became BCTN Holding. DTAC has won the "Best Mobile Operator of Thailand" award for three consecutive years (2005–2007) from Asian MobileNews Awards 2007, organized by ''Asian MobileNews'' Magazine. On November 22, 2021, Telenor and Charoen Pokphand Group, officially announced they have agreed to explore a USD 8.6 billion merger plan between Thailand’s second and third largest telecom operators (by subscribers),
True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE) is a communications conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider, TrueVisions, Thailand's largest internet service provider True Internet and one of Thailand's largest ...
(TRUE) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) – The proposed merger is subject to regulatory approvals. The merger is expected to be completed by late-September 2022. The merger was "acknowledged" by the regulator NBTC at a meeting on October 20, 2022. It is rumoured that the company will be named True-D and will be listed on the
Stock Exchange of Thailand The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( th, ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย), or SET, is the only stock exchange in Thailand. Founded on 30 April 1975, it is ASEAN’s 2nd largest after Singapore and the ...
on 1 February 2023.


Services and coverage

DTAC claims to have the second-widest coverage nationwide, compared to its main rival
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, with more than 13,000 base stations installed as of 2016 on the 850 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. As of 2013 DTAC is offering both EDGE and 3G services on its postpaid and prepaid brands DTAC Happy. Unlimited Internet access stands at a price of 999 baht per month or 49 baht per day (numerous cheaper hourly packages are available, and, in 2010, traffic-based packages were also introduced, obviously due to the increasing popularity of smartphones). DTAC has international roaming agreements with 147 countries. Currently DTAC is offering 3G commercial service as seen on this coverage map. 3G+ service can be used with 3G+ compatible mobile devices (WCDMA 850 and 2100 and/or HSPA/HSPA+ 850 and 2100) with speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s. 4G LTE service is available as of 2014 on the 2100 MHz band, and the enhanced 4G LTE service on the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands ''(Not Carrier Aggregation)'' has been available in the major areas of Bangkok since October 2015 and had extended their coverage level to the major areas of the country since March 2016, and claims to have their 4G LTE coverage nationwide within the end of 2016. DTAC claims to have their 4G LTE network 3 times faster than before. In February 2020, the company announced plans to launch first home-based ultra-high-speed broadband service by June on the 26-gigahertz range it secured in the 5G spectrum licence auction. On November 22, 2021,
Telenor Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, ...
and
Charoen Pokphand Group The Charoen Pokphand Group Company, Ltd. (CP) (; ) is a Thai conglomerate based in Bangkok. It is Thailand's largest private company and the largest privately held Royal Warrant holder of the Thai Royal Family. The company describes itself as havi ...
, officially announced they have agreed to explore a USD 8.6 billion merger plan between Thailand’s second and third largest telecom operators,
True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE) is a communications conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider, TrueVisions, Thailand's largest internet service provider True Internet and one of Thailand's largest ...
(TRUE) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) – The proposed merger is subject to regulatory approvals. On February 18, 2022, the merger process between DTAC and
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was given the green light by the two companies. On April 4, 2022, the shareholders of the two companies, approved the merger process. The merger itself is however still subject to regulatory approval. The merger was "acknowledged" by the regulator NBTC at a meeting on October 20, 2022. It is rumoured that the company will be named True-D and will be listed on the
Stock Exchange of Thailand The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( th, ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย), or SET, is the only stock exchange in Thailand. Founded on 30 April 1975, it is ASEAN’s 2nd largest after Singapore and the ...
on 1 February 2023.DTAC-TRUE บวกสวนตลาด หลังควบรวมฯคืบหน้า โบรกฯแนะเก็งกำไร (in Thai)
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Subsidiaries

DTAC includes the following subsidiaries : * DTAC TriNet, operates on 2100 MHz 3G and 4G. * DTAC Phone *DTAC Accelerate (now discontinued)


Competitors

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* my by NT (formerly my by CAT) * NT Mobile (formerly TOT3G) *
True Move True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE) is a communications conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider, TrueVisions, Thailand's largest internet service provider True Internet and one of Thailand's largest ...
(formerly Orange) *
TrueMove H TrueMove H is a mobile telecommunication operator provided by Real Move Co., Ltd. and True Move H Universal Communication Co., Ltd. (formerly Real Future Co., Ltd.), subsidiaries of True-D. It is the second largest operator in Thailand. Real Mov ...


See also

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Paysbuy Paysbuy is a payment processor and one of Thailand's three major payment service providers. Paysbuy is licensed by the Bank of Thailand to operate an e-money business and is accredited with Trustmark (DBD Verified) by the Department of Business ...
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Telenor Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, ...


References


External links

* {{Asia Mobility Initiative Mobile phone companies of Thailand Telenor Companies established in 1989 Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange Companies based in Bangkok Thai brands 1989 establishments in Thailand