Thailand: Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Foreign business restrictions on telecommunications, treasury center businesses, and intragroup support services were eased when Thailand published the Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Service Businesses Not Requiring Permission for Foreign Business Operations (No. 5) B.E. 2569 (2026) in the Government Gazette on August 28, 2026. The ministerial regulation expands the categories of service businesses that foreign investors may operate without a foreign business license (FBL) under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (FBA).

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has published guidelines establishing a risk-based framework for the responsible use of artificial intelligence by telecom licensees.

Thailand’s telecommunications regulator has introduced a range of new compliance obligations for telecom licensees aimed at preventing and suppressing technology crime.

Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act came into full effect on 1 June 2022 and various subordinate regulations have since been issued by the Personal Data Protection Committee.

The first Internet of Things Type 1 telecommunication license issued in Thailand was processed by Formichella Sritawat and accepted by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand.

With changes in Thailand's law and policy on foreign satellites, political and legal issues involving restrictions on the export of computer chips for artificial intelligence (for more information on Thailand's current AI policy

If these ministerial regulations are approved by the cabinet, they would continue the easing of restrictions on FBA List 3 businesses that are regulated under other laws or regulations.

Thailand has rapidly grown its digital economy, and has made a concerted push towards technological innovation.

Thailand's Department of Business Development (DBD), under the Ministry of Commerce, is considering to remove four business activities from the list of restricted activities under the Foreign ...