+ Follow COMMISSIONER JOSEPH SANTIAGO Tag
COMMISSIONER JOSEPH SANTIAGO
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[Title] => NTC to review bidding policy on frequencies
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission is seeking a review of a government policy to bid out radio frequencies reviewed.
This developed after the NTC discovered that Executive Order no. 307 which was signed by former President Estrada on Oct. 31, 2000 and directs the bidding out of frequencies, including the much-sought after third generation (3G) spectrum frequencies, has not taken effect.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-01 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 96571
[Title] => NTC extends to 3 years validity of Globe PA
[Summary] => After several months of dilly-dallying on the matter, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) finally approved the application filed by Globe Telecom for the extension of its provisional authority (PA) to engage in the mobile phone business in the country.
NTC Commissioner Eliseo Rio told The STAR that Globe Telecom was the first company to benefit from a new policy of the commission, approved just recently, to extend the validity of the PA from one year to three years.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-29 00:00:00
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[Title] => Nomura gives Globe ‘outperform’ rating
[Summary] => A leading securities company gave an ‘outperform’ rating on Globe Telecom yesterday as it expressed confidence that the latter will not lose its provisional authority to operate its mobile phone business.
In a meeting with officials of the National Telecommunications Commission, Nomura Securities, Japan’s largest securities firm, learned that Globe was in no risk of losing its provisional authority (PA) to operate its mobile phone business.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => NTC to meet Smart, Infocom officials on linkup problem
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will be meeting with officials of Smart Communications, Inc. and Infocom Communication Network, Inc. (Nextel) to come up with a compromise on the terms of their networks’ interconnection.
However, NTC Commissioner Joseph Santiago said that this is without prejudice to the pending administrative case wherein Smart filed a motion for reconsideration on NTC’s decision to penalize it for refusing to interconnect its network with that of Infocom.
The NTC last Dec.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-11 00:00:00
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[Title] => Smart: Infocom refused to pursue linkup talks
[Summary] => Claiming that government erred in penalizing it for refusing to interconnect with Infocom Communications Network, Inc. (formerly Nextel), Smart Communications, Inc. said it was Infocom which refused to pursue bilateral negotiations for the interconnection of its network with that of Smart.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => Globe Telecom asks NTC to fasttrack renewal of its provisional authority
[Summary] => Globe Telecom has asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to fasttrack the renewal of its provisional authority to engage in the mobile phone business which expired last September.
The STAR learned that even before the PA expired, Globe had already requested NTC for an extension, but the commission put this on hold pending inspection of the company’s network.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-31 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 98369
[Title] => NTC seeks policy on rollout scheme
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has asked the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to come up with a definitive policy on how to deal with the failed service areas scheme (SAS) which required telephone companies to install a certain number of lines in specific areas.
In an interview, Commissioner Joseph Santiago said the NTC first needs to know from the DOTC whether the SAS will indeed be scrapped or not, and what would replace it.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => NTC sets for June 2001 bidding for 3G frequencies
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has scheduled for June next year the bidding for the frequencies needed to engage in third generation (3G) mobile telecommunications.
This was learned even as an inter-agency body created by President Estrada to formulate the guidelines necessary to bid out frequencies has yet to issue the rules, which are supposed to be out by year-end.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-24 00:00:00
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[Title] => NTC asks Globe to hold off on new subscribers
[Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is asking Globe Telecom to ‘voluntarily’ desist from getting new subscribers for a period of two months after the company was found to have exceeded its capacity by around 200,000 subscribers based on an NTC inspection conducted last September, pending a series of hearings which the NTC will conduct.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-06 00:00:00
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[Title] => Showdown looms between NTC, Globe
[Summary] => A showdown looms between the National Telecommunications Commission and industry leader Globe Telecom after the telecommunications giant warned that plans of NTC to suspend Globe for two months for exceeding its subscriber capacity may be unconstitutional.
Globe also warned that suspending additional sales will only create more problems, and give rise to a ‘blackmarket’ for prepaid cards and SIM cards.
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