The NBTC office issued a press release on 3 Sept interpreting a Supreme Administrative Court ruling in Dr. Sorn's case to mean he retains his chair position, claiming no royal decree has formally removed him. The same day, the court issued a sharp rebuttal stating the press release "contradicts reality and is seriously erroneous," alleging the NBTC distorted the court's reasoning and announced legal proceedings. The NBTC later issued a clarification apologizing for misstatements. This institutional breakdown—pitting a telecom regulator against the courts—signals governance instability and legal uncertainty affecting telecommunications policy leadership.