Bangkok, 30 October 2017 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the draft amendments to the ongoing capital requirement rules, which are imposed on asset management companies. The hearing also

burdens and operating costs of private sectors. Currently, there are 68 ongoing projects. Based on the initial assessment, once all 83 projects have been completed, they are expected to  help reduce

, blended APRU rose 0.6% QoQ to Bt256, driven by growing data usage (VoU) at 6.7GB/data sub/month and a larger proportion of postpaid subscribers which represented 18% of total subscribers from 16% in 4Q16

peers. We also recorded over 1mn 5G subscribers, defining as those specifically signed up for the 5G package as they are willing to pay higher for the benefit of larger data plan; this resulted in the

of a larger data plan; this resulted in the ARPU uplift for these 5G subscribers by 10-15%. We still aim to achieve 2mn 5G subscribers by the end of the year. The key drivers would be a higher data

at 1mn subs by the end 2021. AIS 5G service saw 10-15% uplift in ARPU of early adopter as 5G price plan geared toward larger data volume and value added services. Stabilized EBITDA from recovered

-year guidance, underpinned by improved 4G network and larger AIS Fibre coverage. QoQ, revenue slightly dropped by 0.8%. The handset campaigns were more selective, resulting in lower marketing expense

term. In addition to achieving revenue growth, the company-wide cost optimization is ongoing and translated into EBITDA expansion of +9% YoY and +2.4% QoQ to stand at Bt18,905mn, a reported margin of

between postpaid and prepaid from 17% vs 83% in 2Q17 to 19% vs 81% in 2Q18. Following the larger postpaid base, blended ARPU continued to increase by 0.3% QoQ, supported by higher data consumption on 4G

acquisition strategy and ongoing efforts to maintain market share and raise awareness of 5G. Expanded leadership in 5G 2021 was the year that AIS focused on expanding its 5G network. By the end of 2021, our 5G