Thai women use a mobile phone at a shopping mall in Bangkok on October 9, 2012. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) confirmed that the planned auction of third-generation (3G) wireless licences will go ahead on October 16, 2012. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/GettyImages)