Any information contained in the minutes of the meeting which is not subject to
disclosure according to the Official Information Act, the NBTC may pass a resolution
that that particular information shall not be released.
Disclosure of the minutes of the meeting and results of the decisions under
paragraph one shall be done within thirty days as from the date of passing the resolution,
but may be extended for not more than fifteen days in necessary case. In this regard, the
reasons and justifications for the extension must be given.
Section 25. Commissioner(s) shall be deemed as person holding a high-ranking
position under the Organic Act on Counter Corruption and shall be a competent official
under the Penal Code.
Section 26. The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and other Commissioners shall
perform full time work.
The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and other Commissioners shall receive
remunerations on a monthly basis as specified in the Royal Decree.
The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and other Commissioners may disburse for
travel allowances incurred from performing their duties in other areas not exceeding the
rates specified in the Royal Decree.
Section 27. The NBTC shall have the powers and duties as follows:
(1)
To formulate a Frequency Management Master Plan, Table of
Frequency Allocations , Broadcasting Master Plan, Telecommunications
Master Plan, Frequency Plan, and Telecommunications Numbering
Plan;
(2)
To assign radio frequencies for the undertaking of sound broadcasting,
television broadcasting, radiocommunication, and telecommunication
services;
(3)
To prescribe characteristics and categories of sound broadcasting,
television broadcasting, and telecommunications services;
(4)
To license and regulate the use of radio frequencies and
radiocommunication equipments in the undertaking of sound
broadcasting, television broadcasting and telecommunications services,
or radiocommunication service; and prescribe licensing criteria and
procedures, conditions, or licensing fees;
(5)
To prescribe criteria for efficient use of radio frequency without causing
interference to the same type of business and other type of business;
(6)
To license and regulate the operations of sound broadcasting, television
broadcasting and telecommunications services to allow service users to
have choices of services with quality, efficiency, timeliness, reliability
and fairness; and
prescribe licensing criteria and procedures,
conditions, or licensing fees;