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Ayala may take interest in ABS-CBN frequencies

Conglomerate Ayala Corp. may take interest in the frequencies of ABS-CBN Corp. that might be recalled by the government after the National Telecommunications Commission...

At the worst time

A leading broadcast network was ordered shut down by the government last week. The order was announced in the late afternoon, and in the...

PRD: Don’t ever cross me

"The closure of ABS-CBN was unfortunate, arbitrary, illegal, high-handed and fraught with terrifying implications. But the Lopezes had it coming."   The National Telecommunications Commission’s closure...

Only the Supreme Court can stop the shutdown

"This is an eye-opening legal issue."     The shutdown of the Lopez-owned ABS-CBN radio-television network, after its 25-year franchise expired last May 4, has brought up...

Grant of franchise is not ministerial

"The Lopez clan harbored the illusion that Duterte did not have the nerve to close their network."   The grant of franchise to corporations is not...

Beyond the NTC order

"There is really just one question to be answered: Why should you be granted the privilege of having a franchise?"   The die is cast. Or,...

Telcos asked to protect children on Internet

The National Telecommunications Commission and the United Nations Children’s Fund teamed up with telecom operators to ensure the security of parents and children both...

Nextflix agrees to cut traffic on request of NTC amid quarantine

Media-services provider Netflix Pte. Ltd. agreed to cut its traffic in the Philippines during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, according to the National...

Anti-graft body directs NTC to issue permit to NOW’s affiliate

The Anti-Red Tape Authority ordered the National Telecommunications Commission to immediately issue a certificate of public convenience to an affiliate of publicly-listed NOW Corp. ARTA...

NTC tops collection target by over P2b

The National Telecommunications Commission said Friday it exceeded its collection target for 2019 by P2.16 billion as of November 2019. The agency’s target collection for...

PLDT, Globe bare shift to 8-digit format

The country’s two largest telecommunications company on Thursday announced the implementation of an 8-digit format to all telephone numbers in the Greater Metro Manila...

NTC issues rules on easing mobile number portability

The National Telecommunications Commission issued the rules allowing mobile phone subscribers to shift to other networks without changing their numbers.  The agency issued the rules...

Chinese telco firm, Mislatel sign purchase deal

Mislatel Consortium of Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and China Telecommunications Corp. signed a share-purchase agreement to secure permit from the government to operate by...

DICT seeks accord for telecom towers

The Department of Information and Communications Technology wants an agreement with telecommunication companies to speed up the rollout of the government’s common tower initiative.  The...
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