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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis document was written by the ChulalongkornUniversity Meaningful Broadb<strong>and</strong> Working Group(MBWG) secretariat at the request <strong>of</strong> the six MBWGmembers. They consist <strong>of</strong> the chairman <strong>of</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong>’stelecommunications regulatory agency, Pr<strong>of</strong> PrasitPrapinmongkolkarn <strong>and</strong> CEOs <strong>of</strong> the country’s leading commercialtelecommunications operators, including AIS Chairman, Mr.Somprasong Boonyachai; CAT Telecom Executive VP, Mr. CharoonThongma (interim member); DTAC President, Mr. Tore Johnsen;TOT Telecom President, Mr. Varut Suvakorn; <strong>and</strong> True CorpPresident <strong>and</strong> CEO, Mr. Suphachai Chearavanont. Mr. Suphachaiis currently Rotating Chairman <strong>of</strong> the MBWG.This is the second <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> five Meaningful Broadb<strong>and</strong>Reports (MBR 1.0 – MBR 5.0) 1 which follow a path that leads anation step by step from vision to implementation.Together, the MBR Report Series provides a framework <strong>for</strong>fulfilling the trans<strong>for</strong>mational potential <strong>of</strong> broadb<strong>and</strong> 2 in aspecific Asian country. They begin with interviews with thenation’s ICT stakeholders to establish vision, stated in broad1 Not confined to Thail<strong>and</strong>, other nations have been invited to contribute to the Meaningful Broadb<strong>and</strong> process, under theguidance <strong>of</strong> Digital Divide Institute. The same series <strong>of</strong> reports are being <strong>for</strong>mulated <strong>for</strong> Indonesia’s ICT stakeholders byInvestor Group Against Digital Divide (IGADD), which has signed a <strong>for</strong>mal agreement to share data with Chulalongkornresearchers. To learn about Digital Divide Institute, see digitaldivide.org. For its Thai affiliate, seewww.meaningfulbroadb<strong>and</strong>.org. For its Indonesian affiliate, see igadd.org2 “Broadb<strong>and</strong>” is defined as “high-speed” internet, as well as “fat” internet, referring to its capacity to transmit multiplemodalities simultaneously. The International Telecommunications Union explains that the speed <strong>of</strong> broadb<strong>and</strong> depends onits context <strong>and</strong> is typically faster in countries which have received a critical mass (23% <strong>of</strong> households) <strong>of</strong> broadb<strong>and</strong>penetration. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/birth<strong>of</strong>broadb<strong>and</strong>/faq.htmlMeaningful Broadb<strong>and</strong> Report 2.0 <strong>BROADBAND</strong> <strong>THAILAND</strong> <strong>2015</strong> 11

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