Thailand will give the public free mobile data as companies initiate work-from-home policies and schools use remote learning amid the coronavirus ...
Thailand will give the public free mobile data as companies initiate work-from-home policies and schools use remote learning amid the coronavirus outbreak, a senior government official said on Tuesday as operators considered investment to expand capacity.
"The government is giving the data so the public can stay home and limit the spread of COVID," Takorn said referring to the name of the disease caused by the coronavirus. "This is a challenge because increasing capacity in areas outside the city ... there are uncertainties like the duration of the heightened data use," he said. The company was considering increasing its annual capital expenditure this year to 15 billion baht from 13 billion baht, he said.
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