Advanced Info Service
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| Public | |
| Traded as | SET: ADVANC |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 24 April 1986[1] |
| Founder | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Headquarters | 414 Intouch Tower Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand[2] |
Area served | Thailand |
| Products | Mobile |
| Services | Mobile telephony, Internet |
| Revenue |
 TH฿ 156.01 billion (2015)[3] |
| Profit |
TH฿ 39.15 billion (2015)[3] |
| Total assets |
TH฿ 181.76 billion (2015)[3] |
| Total equity |
TH฿ 48.37 billion co(2015)[3] |
Number of employees | 10,586+ (2013)[4] |
| Parent | Intouch Holdings |
| Website |
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Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 35 million customers as of March 2013. [5] Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business.[6] In October 1990, it launched analog 900 MHz mobile phone services with a 20-year monopoly concession from the Telephone Organization of Thailand, and later became the first company allowed to operate on the GSM 900 frequency.[7] Followed by acquiring Shinawatra Paging in June 1992.
The highly profitable company is controlled by the Intouch plc (formerly Shin Corporation), headed by Temasek Holdings, a Singapore government owned agency. AIS is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 5 November 1991.[8] As of 23 December 2011, InTouch plc holds 40.45% of the total shares of the company and Singapore Telecommunications (also majority held by Temasek together) together with Thai Trust Fund and OCBC Nominees holds a 23.32% stake.[9][10][11]
Temasek bought AIS brand through the 2006 acquisition of the Shin Corporation from the ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.[12]
In February 2014, in a conflict between the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC) and Shinawatra, the PDRC called for a boycott of AIS, wrongly believing it to be owned by the Shinawatra family.[13]
Subsidiaries
- Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) - Operate AIS Call Center 1175 and 1148
- Advanced Datanetwork Communications Company Limited (ADC) - Provide Online Data Communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet", licensed by TOT
- DataNetwork Solutions Company Limited (DNS) - Provide Online Data Communication service via telephone lines under the name "Datanet"in the provincial area.
- mPay payment processing and e-wallet service.
Services and coverage
As of March 2013, AIS is the largest network in Thailand with 35 million subscribers.[14] In addition to post pay services, AIS offers prepaid services under the 1-2Call brand.
Currently (2014) data is sold in both time-based and volume-based packages, with daily unlimited packages starting at 49 baht.
Company Logo
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Previous logo
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Current logo, changed on 29 September 2011[1]
- ^ "Notification on changing the Company logo and brand repositioning". Advance Info Service. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
References
- ↑ Advance Info Service (2010). Annual Registration Statements 2009 (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 23 Jun 2010.
- ↑ Advance Info Service (2010). Annual Report 2009 (PDF). p. 27.
- 1 2 3 4 F/S & Highlights The Stock Exchange of Thailand
- ↑ Staff & Human Resource Development Investor Site - AIS
- ↑ Sirivish Toomgum (Sep 2011). "AIS to double 3G users". The Nation. Retrieved 12 Sep 2012.
- ↑ Job TopGun, Advanced Info Service PLC. ,
- ↑ AIS corporate website, click on "About AIS", "Company profile", and then "1990"
- ↑ "ADVANC Company Profile". Stock Exchange of Thailand. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ↑ "Page 42 - Shareholding structure - AIS 2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "Shin to sell more of AIS to Singtel". Retrieved 7 Apr 2012.
- ↑ "Thaksin helps himself". The Economist. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "PDRC targets Shinawatra interests". Bangkok Post. 19 Feb 2014. Retrieved 6 Mar 2014.
- ↑ "DTAC Slow Plays 3g Roll Out". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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