The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Regulatory Aspects of Media Communication in Modern Era Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting 25-27 August 2015, Apia, Samoa Col. Dr. Natee Sukonrat Chairman of the National Broadcasting Commission, Thailand The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Media Communication Service Media Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting | Slide 2 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Convergence Convergence Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting | Slide 3 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) Music Video Voice/Data Infotainment Traditional Ecology Broadcast Network Telecom Network Radio TV Mobile Phone PC Ubiquitous Ecology Music Video Voice/Data Infotainment Any Networks Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting Any Devices | Slide 4 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) New Landscape • Content drives consumer consumption • Network and devices make content ubiquitous • Consumer behavior changes • Regulatory regime require to accommodate with new context • New business model for Broadcast and Broadband Services Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting | Slide 5 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) New Challenges 1 • Service providers that previously served different markets are now competing for the same customers. 2 • There are significant and on-going changes in how services, applications and content are provided and sold to consumers. 3 • The challenge for all regulators is to understand the underlying dynamics of convergence from a consumer perspective. Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting | Slide 6 The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) New Regulatory Framework Free & fair competition of newly emerging market Strengthen broadcast and broadband cooperation model Socio-economic value Bridging digital divide Privacy, security and reliability Consumer protection Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015: Partnering for Broadcasting | Slide 7 Col. Dr. Natee Sukonrat Chairman of the National Broadcasting Commission NBTC Thailand Thank you