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Ending anonymity

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | December 28, 2022 - 12:00am

On the eve of the start of SIM card registration, there was a news report about bogus online registration sites for the telcos.

Opinion

Lawmaker wants prepaid SIM card users' identities recorded

By Dennis Carcamo | May 7, 2014 - 3:50pm

In a bid to curb the crimes committed with the use of cellular phones, such as text scams, a legislator has filed a bill requiring public telecommunications companies to keep a record of the buyers of prepaid subscriber...

Headlines

New VoIP rules

January 28, 2004 - 12:00am

Only authorized public telecommunications entities will be allowed to offer voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services specifically Internet telephony for compensation, according to the draft rules recently prepared...

Business

NTC starts consultations on interconnection fees

October 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will start public consultations today (Wednesday) on the proposed implementing rules and regulations that will require public telecommunications entities (PTEs) –...

Business

Telecom companies buck new scheme on linkup charges

December 28, 2000 - 12:00am

Telecommunications companies opposed yesterday government plans to require them to shift from the present revenue sharing arrangements among interconnecting entities to cost-based interconnection in three years’...

Business

NTC to issue new rules on linkup charges

December 27, 2000 - 12:00am

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is set to issue a memorandum circular that will require public telecommunications entities (PTEs) to shift from revenue sharing arrangements when accessing or interconnecting...

Business