Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 17.318 million customers as of June 2006. Founded in March 1990 and acquiring Shinawatra Paging in June 1992, the highly profitable company is controlled by the Shin Corporation, headed by Temasek Holdings. Singapore Telecommunications holds a 21.5% stake in the company. Not to be confused with Get Some Mates The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ... A mobile phone operator (also wireless carrier) is a telephone company that provides phone services for mobile phone subscribers. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Shin Corporation (SET: SHIN; NASDAQ: SHNZY; NASDAQ: SHNVF; NASDAQ: SHNUF) is the largest conglomerate in Thailand. ... Temasek Holdings is the investment arm of the Singapore government. ... Singapore Telecommunications Limited SGX: T48 (commonly abbreviated as SingTel) is Singapores largest telecommunications company. ...

Temasek bought AIS and Shin from the ousted Prime Minister Thaksin in early 2006. The company had strong political backing during the Thaksin regime and still enjoys many competitive benefits.

Subsidiaries

• Advanced Contact Center Company Limited (ACC) - Operate AIS Call Center 1175

• 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.

• Digital Phone Company Limited (DPC) - Operator of "GSM 1800" (acquire from SAMART Corporation)

Competitors

• DTAC
• True Move (formerly Orange)

External links

• AIS