Article 17. The Management and Inspection Organizations
The management and inspection organizations of telecommunications , comprise (of
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The Ministry of Communications, Transports, Posts and Construction;
The provincial, municipal and special zone Departments of Communications,
Transports, Posts and Construction;
The communications, Transports, Posts and Construction Office of the districts
(Muang).
Article 18. Rights and Duties of the Ministry of Communications, Transports, Posts and
Construction
The Ministry of Communications, Transports, Posts and Construction has the rights and duties
on telecommunications as follow:
1. Study and define the strategic plays for the development of telecommunications;
2. Formulaic the policy, the plan, the program, the projects and seeking for source of fund for
the development of Telecommunications;
3. Cooperate with the Ministry of Finance and other related organizations to study and draft the
regulation on the set up, the management and the use of the telecommunication development
fund for further submit to the Government for approval;
4. Study, propose or decide the issuance of license for the setting up the extension, the
suspension and termination of the Telecommunication business.
5. Coordinate with the related administration in reservation, management and allocation of the
national radio frequency; the administration and the use of the satellite position and orbit, the
administration of the country code top level domain name; the management of the service
providers and the customers;
6. Coordinate with the related administrations to study and propose the regulation on the tariff,
the property right and other service charges;
7. Study and define the technical standard; select the technology about the Telecommunication
equipment and provide the rules and instruction for the use of those equipment within the
country;
8. Regulation the management of Telecommunications national wide;
9. Coordinate and cooperate with foreign counties and international organizations to create a
favorable condition for the development of telecommunications.
Article 19.
Rights and Duties of the Provincial Division and .he Special Zones of
Communications, Transports, Posts and Construction
The Divisions of Communications, Transports, Posts and Construction of tl7c Provinces, the
Municipality and the Special Zone have the rights and duties on telecommunications as follows:
1.
Follow up, inspect the usage of radio equipment and frequencies ilcluding the use of the
Internet within its local area;