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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979 (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Understanding the digital divide: Empirical studies of Thailand
  • 2012
  • swepub:Mat_doctoralthesis_t (swepub:level_scientificother_t)abstract
    • The term digital divide was introduced in the 1990s to define the gap separating those who have access to new forms of information and communication technologies (ICTs) from those who do not. Later, scholars started looking more closely at the use of ICTs, instead of solely paying attention to access. The digital divide can exist at, for example, global (normally between developed and developing countries and between different regions), regional (between countries in the same region) and social level (within a particular country or society). The digital divide can thus be defined as the disparity between individuals, households, businesses and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard to their opportunities to access information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their use of the Internet for a wide variety of activities. This thesis aims to contribute to the understanding of the digital divide by existing literature and empirical studies. The main focus is on the digital divide in Thailand, considering telecommunications services and attempts to provide guidance to a national regulatory agency (NRA) and policymakers. A collection of papers has been put together by addressing the following main research question: What are the determinants explaining and the possible policies bridging the digital divide in Thailand? To answer this question, a quantitative research strategy of econometric and financial modelling is employed. The data come from primary and secondary sources. The results of the thesis reveal that the digital divide in Thailand can be explained by several factors. The determinant factors for the regional divide are gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, urbanization, market competition, the existence of NRA, trade openness, the availability of infrastructure, market liberalization and privatization. The efforts to privatize state-owned enterprises and liberalize the market have not yet been successfully compared with those of other countries in the same region. In the context of the social divide, the findings suggest that not only market liberalization and privatization but also accessible infrastructure, social inequalities, media familiarity, availability of technology and service attributes, and the access price of mobile Internet are crucial factors in determining the digital divide in Thailand. These findings confirm that the issues of accessibility, availability and affordability of services and applications are all challenges facing the NRA and policy makers in bridging the digital divide. Alternative policies are discussed, and they reveal that combined policies integrated into the market mechanism and government intervention could be an option for bridging the digital divide in Thailand.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • An analysis of mobile Internet access in Thailand: Implications for bridging the digital divide
  • 2012
  • record:In_t: Telematics and Informatics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0736-5853. ; 29:3, s. 254-262
  • swepub:Mat_article_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • Mobile Internet is growing around the world, bypassing the poor legacy of wired infrastructure. This growth can be observed even in developing countries like Thailand. To cope with this trend, this study attempts to provide guidance to a national regulatory agency (NRA) by addressing the following question: What are the key determinant factors for individual consumer to access mobile Internet? A discrete choice model is employed to examine empirically whether price, service, and application attributes, socio-economic variables, and service provider have a systematic link with the decision of the consumer. The data from a national survey in 2010 commissioned by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand are used for the analysis.The results show that price, availability of fixed telephony, age, and living area are recognized as the strongest determinants for mobile Internet adoption. The findings also suggest that mobile Internet could be an alternative technology to bridge the digital divide, as the group of people that does not have fixed Internet connection at home can connect via mobile Internet. The price of mobile Internet service is inelastic, however, which means that an increase in price does not affect the propensity to access mobile Internet. This is a result of the lack of competition in fixed connection due to the concession, and it leads to limited choice for the consumer. Telecom regulators and policymakers therefore need to consider policies such as increasing competition and infrastructure investment in order to stimulate growth of mobile Internet adoption and close the digital divide in Thailand.
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  • Srinuan, Pratompong, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Fixed and mobile broadband substitution in Sweden
  • 2012
  • record:In_t: Telecommunications Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0308-5961. ; 36:3, s. 237-251
  • swepub:Mat_article_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • This paper aims to investigate whether mobile broadband (MB) is a complementary or substitute service to fixed broadband (FB) by examining survey data collected by the Post-och telestyrelsen (PTS) in 2009. These data are supplemented with provider broadband service price data. Study findings indicate that price and housing mode are important determinants for broadband connections. In addition, the living area and service provider affect the probability of broadband access. In particular, the own-price and cross-price elasticities show that MB is substitute service to FB in most geographic area of Sweden.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • An analysis of mobile Internet access in Thailand: Implications for bridging the digital divide
  • 2011
  • record:In_t: Proceeding of the the 2011 ITS Asia-Pacific Regional Conferences, 26-28 June, 2011 Taiwan..
  • swepub:Mat_conferencepaper_t (swepub:level_scientificother_t)abstract
    • Mobile Internet is growing around the world, bypassing the poor legacy of wired infrastructure. This growth can be observed even in developing countries like Thailand. To cope with this trend, this study attempts to provide guidance to a national regulatory agency (NRA) by addressing the following question: What are the key determinant factors for individual consumer to access mobile Internet? A discrete choice model is employed to examine empirically whether price, service, and application attributes, socio-economic variables, and service provider have a systematic link with the decision of the consumer. The data from a national survey in 2010 commissioned by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand are used for the analysis.The results show that price, availability of fixed telephony, age, and living area are recognized as the strongest determinants for mobile Internet adoption. The findings also suggest that mobile Internet could be an alternative technology to bridge the digital divide, as the group of people that does not have fixed Internet connection at home can connect via mobile Internet. The price of mobile Internet service is inelastic, however, which means that an increase in price does not affect the propensity to access mobile Internet. This is a result of the lack of competition in fixed connection due to the concession, and it leads to limited choice for the consumer. Telecom regulators and policymakers therefore need to consider policies such as increasing competition and infrastructure investment in order to stimulate growth of mobile Internet adoption and close the digital divide in Thailand.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Analysis of Broadband Access in Thailand: Drivers and Barriers
  • 2011
  • record:In_t: Proceeding of the 10th international conference on Mobile Business (ICMB 2011), 20-21 June 2011, Italy.. - 9780769544342 ; , s. 297-306
  • swepub:Mat_conferencepaper_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • Broadband access is growing around the world including in developing countries like Thailand. This study attempts to provide guidance to the National Regulatory Agency (NRA) by addressing the following question: What are the key determinant factors to explain the probability that an individual consumer access and use broadband? The bivariate probit model is employed to examine empirically whether the accessibility to fixed telephony infrastructure, socio-economic variables and area of residence have a systematic link to broadband access or not in the first stage and then specific Internet usage given individual broadband access is estimated. The data from a national survey in 2010 by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand are used for the analysis. Based on the findings, the variables with potential impact are fixed infrastructure, income, gender, level of education age of consumer and residential area. The impact of these factors varies across broadband services (i.e video download, social network, searching and E-mail). The results of this paper are compatible with prior literature, although there are important differences: the infrastructure of fixed telephony is considered an important factor in stimulating broadband usage, A policy recommendation that could encourage competition and growth in broadband usage is the development of a fixed infrastructure and allowing more competition at infrastructure and service level in the early stage. A further investigation should analyse more on the application adoption and trust.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Entry relaxation and an Independent regulator: Performance impact on the mobile telecoms industry in Asia
  • 2011
  • record:In_t: Infrastructure regulation: What works, Why and How do we know?: Lesson from Asia and beyond. In Jarvis, Ramesh, Wu and Araral (Eds). Singapore: World Scientific.. - : WORLD SCIENTIFIC. - 9789814335744 ; , s. 83-108
  • swepub:Mat_chapter_t (swepub:level_scientificother_t)abstract
    • This chapter examines empirically the effect of entry relaxation on the performance of the mobile telephone firms and the role of regulators in the Asian countries of Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore and Thailand. Two hypotheses are tested: first, that the sector performance (as measured by mobile teledensity) improves after the entry relaxation and establishment of the independent regulator; second, that performance of incumbents declines after the entry relaxation. The sample in this study consists of 14 listed incumbent mobile network operators during 1990–2007. The data are collected from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Development Indicators Database (WDI), DataStream and websites of companies. The results show that the macroeconomic variables, entry relaxation and independent regulator variable have significant positive impacts on mobile teledensity. For the second hypothesis, the results show that entry relaxation does not affect the profitability of incumbent firms for either developed or developing countries during the study period, but it affects the operational efficiency and financing. Thus, if the regulatory structure is in place and on time, there will be potential benefits to the mobile telecommunication sector and consumers.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Exploring Mobile Pricing Strategies and Innovations in Thai Mobile Communication Market
  • 2012
  • record:In_t: the Regional International Telecommunications Society India Conference 2012.
  • swepub:Mat_conferencepaper_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • This paper aims to explore the price plans offered by Thai mobile operators and analyse the role of demand characteristics in the development of new price plans. The paper also shows how demand affects a firm’s degree of innovativeness in terms of the number of new price plans. The empirical qualitative analysis is based on an original data set from several secondary data sources and includes all the price plans offered in the history of the Thai mobile communications market between 2002 and 2010. The results show that mobile operators have introduced several innovative price plans to attract and retain their consumers. Although a greater number of price plans can increase competition among operators, some have complex combinations that may lead to confusion for consumers. A price comparison programme should therefore be implemented by the telecom regulator to ensure that consumers receive correct and complete information about the price plans.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Pricing strategies and innovations in the Thai mobile communications market
  • 2013
  • record:In_t: Info. - : Emerald. - 1463-6697 .- 1465-9840. ; 15:1, s. 61-77
  • swepub:Mat_article_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • The aim of this paper is to explore the price plans offered by Thai mobile operators and analyse the role of demand characteristics in the development of new price plans. The paper also shows how demand affects a firm's degree of innovativeness in terms of the number of new price plans.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical qualitative analysis is based on an original data set from several secondary data sources and includes all the price plans offered in the history of the Thai mobile communications market between 2002 and 2010.FindingsThe results show that mobile operators have introduced several innovative price plans to attract and retain their consumers. Although a greater number of price plans can increase competition among operators, some have complex combinations that may lead to confusion for consumers.Practical implicationsA price comparison programme should therefore be implemented by the telecom regulator to ensure that consumers receive correct and complete information about the price plans.Originality/valueMost studies, by far, have not extensively discussed this mobile communications market in detail and the effect of innovation on competition between firms in the mobile communications industry, in particular the development of innovation in developing countries.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979 (creator_code:aut_t)
  • Liberalizing the Telecommunications Industry-Impacts on the Asian Market (Licentiate Thesis)
  • 2010
  • swepub:Mat_licentiatethesis_t (swepub:level_scientificother_t)abstract
    • The liberalization of telecommunications seems to be an unstoppable trend. National governments, facing similar competitive pressures and rapid technological developments, have undertaken regulatory reforms such as privatization of state-owned carriers, entry relaxation and the introduction of new regulatory regime under the control of an independent regulator. This phenomenon exists in the Asian market without exception. The impact on the Asian market may differ from European experience because of economic background and lessons learned from developed countries.To answer the question of the impact of telecommunication liberalization on telecom carriers and consumers in the Asian market, this thesis employs a quantitative strategy of econometric and financial modeling based on data from secondary sources and databases. The sample included 13 countries in Asia – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, and Republic of South Korea. The study period ran from 1990 until 2008. The results of the thesis reveal that the teledensity and Internet usage have experienced dramatic growth since the policy makers have permitted the creation of competition in telecom services together with the establishment of independent regulator. At the same time, liberalization has failed to solve problems of digital divide among these countries. In addition, the liberalization affects performance both of incumbent private carriers and state-owned carriers since the entrants can exert competitive pressure. Incumbent carriers need to improve technical and managerial efficiency to sustain growth momentum, while the change of the ownership structure will provide an opportunity to state-owned carriers to pay more attention to strategy and profitability. These suggest that an independent regulator and re-regulation should continue to ensure that liberalization is socially beneficial.
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  • Srinuan, Chalita, 1979, et al. (creator_code:aut_t)
  • What makes people go on line? An empirical analysis of the digital divide in Thailand
  • 2011
  • record:In_t: Proceedings of the annual international conference on Micro and Macro Economics (MME 2011), 25-26 July 2011,Singapore.
  • swepub:Mat_conferencepaper_t (swepub:level_refereed_t)abstract
    • Purpose - This study aims to investigate the determinant factors that can explain the digital divide phenomena in Thailand.Design/methodology/approach – The updated survey data set in 2010 was provided by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) of Thailand and it applies to the econometric model estimating the Internet access.Findings – The availability of fixed telephony, mobile telephony subscription and media familiarity is the crucial factor encouraging people to access the Internet. Moreover, socio-economic backgrounds are also important, for example, age, level of education and area of residence, while the result confirms that there is no longer a gender divide in Thailand. To bring off-line users into the on-line world, policymakers and telecommunications regulators need to take action on fixed and fixed wireless infrastructure development and provide an education or training programme.Originality/value- There are very few studies on Thailand’s telecommunications sector but this study identified a number of specific factors that policymakers and telecommunications regulators in Thailand would consider to stimulate the Internet penetration rate.
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