A woman uses a mobile phone in front of 4G advertising outside a service provider shop in Bangkok on March 21, 2016. Thailand's 4G expansion was thrown into disarray on March 21 after a telecoms company that beat more established rivals at an auction last year failed to meet its first payment deadline, voiding the bid. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA
BANGKOK: Thailand’s 4G expansion was thrown into disarray after a telecoms company that beat more established rivals at an auction last year failed to meet its first payment deadline, voiding the bid.
The failure is a blow to the country’s junta who had earmarked money from the lucrative auctions for use in key infrastructure projects and helping farmers, many of whom are reeling from low commodity prices and an ongoing drought.
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