Leasing is a digital network approved MCOT leads list of prices

The proposed rental fees for digital terrestrial TV network in accordance with the study advisor and approved yesterday that "offers reference" for bidders of digital terrestrial TV license, with the highest rates MCOT.
"The Detecon study suggests that possible charges for such services are quite comparable to the fee proposals submitted by four national TV broadcasters," said Natee Sukonrat, chairman of the Broadcasting Committee.
Monthly rates are MCOT Bt4.76 ​​million for standard definition (SD) channel and Bt14.28 million high-definition (HD) channel.
The price offered by the Royal Thai Army Radio and TV, Channel 5 operators, the second highest - Bt4.72 million for SD and HD Bt14.16 million.
The Public Relations Department (PRD), operator stations, charge Bt4.6 million for SD and HD Bt13.95 million.
Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) is the lowest Bt4.6 million Bt13.81 million SD and HD.
After receiving permission for the provision of digital TV network of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in June, the four state-run TV stations proposed service fees apply to committee fees and fares in radio and TV broadcasting services.
MCOT, PRD and Thai PBS each hold only one license to provide up to six SD and two HD channels, but the military has two licenses.
The Broadcasting Committee had hired Detecon Asia-Pacific, a leading information technology consulting firm, to study the potential net rental rates based on the investment required to roll out Digital Terrestrial TV networks across the country.
Natee said reference offer would help potential bidders make the right decision to apply to join the spectrum auction.
On Monday, the four national providers of digital services network, will present their business plans, service discounts and after sales services to potential bidders.
However, the reference offers are not costs for satellite broadcasting Under the NBTC "must carry" rule. According to industry experts, the cost would run about BT1 million per month for the SD channel.
Under control, cable and satellite TV operators must carry all the TV shows 12 public and 24 commercial Digital Terrestrial TV channels for all audiences on their level.
The actual payment for digital TV network leasing would depend on coverage. For example, in the first year, each channel operators to pay 50 percent of the annual fee for the digital TV network, 80 percent the second year, 90 percent the third and 100 percent in the fourth and subsequent years.
But four digital TV operators aim to cover 100 percent of all 22 million homes within three years.
Natee said his panel would review the rates every year to ensure they are fair for all channel operators.
The Broadcasting Committee also granted permission to the Global Broadcast and Poly Broadcasting operating platform services for cable and satellite TV channels. Poly Broadcasting is wholly owned by PSI Holdings, the country's largest manufacturer and distributor of C-band satellite TV dishes and receivers