TT&T, the provider of 1.5 million provincial fixed line telephone numbers, will provide telecommunication services for a Tourism C-Commerce seminar organised by SIPA on 24 June 2005 at the Royal Phuket City Hotel.
The objective of the seminar is to encourage entrepreneurs in the tourism industry to use more information and communication technology in promoting the country’s tourism industry.
Suroj Lamsam, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Services Group of TT&T Public Company Limited said, “TT&T is very pleased to play an integral part in supporting public and private enterprises for communication information, consultation and advice. We expect that our products and services including communication, information technology and software will meet the needs of customers especially those in the tourism industry and increase their competitive advantage.”
TT&T, the country’s first provider to offer ADSL high speed internet nationwide has continued to improve its telecommunication systems and services to serve all markets covering individual and business sectors. It has also added more interesting contents to its website in an effort to attract more web visitors.
To facilitate the seminar TT&T will provide wireless LAN setup and live coverage of the event via its website at www.tttonline.net allowing the public to experience TT&T state-of-the-art telecommunication technology.
Tourism C-Commerce is an initiative of Software Industry Promotion Agency (Public Organisation) or SIPA. Its aim is to build computer networking among small and medium entrepreneurs in the tourism industry to exchange business information that will lead to more marketing opportunities.
About TT&T
TT&T Public Company Limited was established on June 29, 1992 with an initial registered capital of 100 million baht to invest, implement and operate the provincial telephone network expansion. Under the concession granted by the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT), TT&T is responsible for building a fixed-line telephone network of 1.5 million lines in all the 72 provinces of Thailand, excluding the greater Bangkok metropolitan area. TT&T transferred ownership of the network assets to TOT under a Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) scheme, but retains the rights to operate and generate revenues form the entire network for 25 years. Revenues are then shared with TOT at 43.1% for the first 1 million lines and 44.5% for the remaining 0.5 million lines.
