Bangkok, June 26 – Bangkok joins hands with MEA and partners to organize communication lines on Charoen Krung Road for a more orderly country. Expected to cut all communication lines about 4 km. It took about 1 month before expanding to other areas.
Chatchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok Disclosed after joining the communication cable management project in front of Robinson Department Store, Bang Rak, Charoen Krung Road, Bang Rak District, that putting communication cables to the ground is a costly matter both in terms of investment and various processes. The power line is grounded, but doing so is time consuming and expensive. Which you can see that the messy cable is not an electric cable, but a communication cable. The Metropolitan Electricity Authority plans to bring power lines to the ground for more than 230 kilometers from the distance of the whole of Bangkok, more than 2,000 kilometers, followed by communication lines. The other part is to cut the communication cable in order. which will be done as soon as possible It works on a lower budget and is much faster. Today therefore begins the process that is done here first. which will make the city tidy But it takes budget and time. Because working is not that Bangkok You can bring scissors to cut it because the matter of communication lines is under the control of the NBTC. Electricity poles belong to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority. and the communication cable belongs to various Operators
Today, Bangkok receives cooperation from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority. To register new communication lines in order before they go to the electricity poles. which makes it known which operator the said line belongs to In the past, there have been communication calls without permission or illegal calls. But this time it will be clearer and make the country more orderly. Only Charoen Krung Road is expected to cut all communication lines for about 4 kilometers, taking about 1 month. After that, it will continue at Sala Daeng, Convent Road, Soi Phiphat, in this area, the next part is Sukhumvit Road. Which has already been completed at Soi 13 next month (July '23), will be implemented at Soi 11, 15, 17, 19 and Soi 36 as well.
The governor of Bangkok said that in the future, the action must be accelerated. which in the first year may be slow in terms of coordination Thanks to the NBTC. and various operators, including the Metropolitan Electricity Authority which has continual coordination meetings This year will see great progress. and will add more routes We will see the city more orderly. In 2023, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has an integrated plan to organize communication lines for a total distance of 450 kilometers, responsible for the installation of communication cables to be used for fixing communication lines on poles. electricity control the installation of communication cables according to standards And in accordance with the rules for installing communication cables on electricity poles of the MEA, including recording data of communication cables. and a map of the route where communication cables are installed in a geographic information (GIS) map for efficient future management. Finally, I would like to thank all agencies that cooperate in keeping the country in order. and in line with the increase in electricity for the entire city of more than a hundred thousand lights By changing to LED bulbs, including electric poles, it can also control the brightness with a lot system, which is the basis of Smart City.
For today's visit to the area, Mr. Witsanu Subsompol, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, together with Mr. Thawatchai Naphasaksri, Director of the Department of Public Works, Bangkok, Mr. Rachen Anwet, Electricity Director of Khlong Toei District Assistant Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) together with representatives from Bangkok Office of the Broadcasting Commission television business and the National Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), National Telecommunications Public Company Limited (NT) and telecommunication operators Participated in the area for organizing communication cables on Charoen Krung Road, a distance of more than 11 kilometers. -Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency