A government organization lined its pockets with millions of baht yesterday after auctioning off 32 mobile phone numbers thought to be beautiful by Thai people.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) earned THB28.8 million (USD849,382) at its second public auction this year of numbers believed to be lucky.
There were 168 number sequences on offer, but only 32 were snatched up. The most sought-after number was 095-999-999, which was bought for THB4.8 million (USD141,343). The second priciest were 095-666-6666 and 096-000-0000, which sold for THB3 million (USD88,339) each, reported Thai PBS.
Phone numbers featuring six of the same digit in a row were opened for bidding at THB500,000 (USD14,723).
There were phone numbers on offer that featured nine of the same digit, but the opening price was THB20 million (USD588,928) and they received no bids.
After spending so much money on a phone number, we hope these “winners” get the call they are hoping for.
