AKP Phnom Penh, February 12, 2025 --

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) has assured the public that the telecommunication disconnection along the Thai border is not related to Cambodia and has not affected the people in Poipet city, Banteay Meanchey province. 

On Feb. 10, 2025, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) of Thailand and the Thai local authorities took measures to cut off optical fiber cables and dismantle Base Station poles of Thai telecommunications operators in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, which were suspected of being used by call-centre gangs along the border areas.

“In this regard, the MPTC would like to clarify that the disconnection of telecommunications services from Thailand is not related to Cambodia and has not affected the people in Poipet city, as people there use internet and telephone services of domestic licensed operators,” read the MPTC’s news release issued on Feb. 12.

the In the past, the source recalled, the MPTC and the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) have also cooperated with the competent authorities to take legal action against the illegal installation of telecommunications networks in provinces, cities, and border areas, such as the construction of local and cross-border optical fiber cable networks without the licence, the illegal installation of telecommunications service repeater, fake base transceiver stations (BTS), and the illegal use of satellite internet services, which serve the activities of illegal casinos, online gambling, and online scams.

The MPTC added that in order to ensure high-quality and safe use of telecommunications services, the ministry has assigned the TRC to cooperate with telecommunications operators to build and install more than 5,000 additional mobile phone Base Stations across the country from 2025 to 2027.

By Chea Vannak