By Graham K. Rogers

In an English language press release available today, Total Access Communication PLC (DTAC) is reporting that its Chief Customer Officer, Chaiyod Chirabowornkul, with Vice Managing Director of TG Cellular World Co. Ltd., Siri Tawornsapanan, presided over the distribution of prizes to winners in the "Buy a Phone, Win a Car" campaign.

The ceremony was held at DTAC House, Chamchuri Square Building where items to the value of more than 2 million baht were given out, including a Mazda 2, a Yamaha Fino, gold necklaces and DTAC gift vouchers.

Those eligible for prizes in the campaign had bought mobile phones or registered DTAC numbers at call centers throughout the country since the campaign began in April 2011. The total of 256 prizes was valued by DTAC at 2,068,000 baht

Graham K. Rogers teaches at the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University in Thailand. He wrote in the Bangkok Post, Database supplement on IT subjects. For the last seven years of Database he wrote a column on Apple and Macs.