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House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan has thumbed down the proposal of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to scrap the legislative franchise requirement for telecommunications companies. “There is absolutely no way that Congress will give up its power to closely supervise the telecommunications sector, which is heavily imbued with public interest,” […]
Senator Grace Poe implored telecommunications companies to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe issued the call after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported that as of Jan. 18, 2023, a total of 22,298,020 SIMs have […]
Senator Grace Poe called on the country’s telecommunications companies to raise the bar in their campaign to get mobile phone subscribers register their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) in compliance with the law. “Telcos must ramp up their drive to encourage subscribers to register,” Poe, author and sponsor of the SIM Registration Act, said. “No amount […]
Senator Grace Poe called on the government and telecommunications companies (telcos) to ensure that the mandatory registration of the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) will be a convenient, secure and easy experience for mobile phone owners. “The SIM registration should be as easy as texting or sending a message,” Poe said as the implementing rules and regulations […]
Senator Grace Poe said the foray of telecommunications companies into more advanced technologies should end the Filipinos’ long wait for faster, affordable and more reliable internet. “Our definition of the new normal should include internet access for all,” Poe said. “Our people deserve the same quality of connectivity as the rest of the world,” the […]
The National Privacy Commission’s meeting with telcos to strategize how text spams can be tripped from the carrier’s end is just one in the to-do list to stop unwanted text messages, Sen. Joel Villanueva said. “Umaasa po tayong magkakaroon ng malinaw na action plan pagkatapos ang pulong ng mga telcos at Privacy Commissioner Mon Liboro. […]
Senator Grace Poe urged telecommunications companies to continually fast-track the construction of cell towers and installation of fiber optic cables, as processes in securing government permits have already been shortened. “We must not cease to work double time to ensure faster and better internet service to all our people across the country,” said Poe, chairperson […]
It’s been over three months since telecommunications companies were given by President Rodrigo Duterte the ultimatum to improve their services, consumers continue to suffer from unreliable internet connectivity in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized. Add to this, Gatchalian said, is the poor customer service afforded by telcos to its subscribers who lodge complaints over […]
Senator Win Gatchalian issued a stern warning to the telecommunications companies against attempts to further delay the already forestalled implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA), saying that they will be meted out with appropriate penalties. The MNPA, otherwise known as Republic Act No. 11202 or the Act Requiring Mobile Service Providers To Provide […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged more wholesale bandwidth providers to enter the provincial market to improve the speed of internet service for distance learning. Gatchalian made the call after telecommunications companies in the provinces revealed during a recent Public Services Committee hearing that they can only provide 2 megabits per second (Mbps) up to 20 Mbps […]