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Lopez-owned Bayan Telecommunications warned government against bidding out the last remaining third generation of mobile communications (3G) frequency, saying the matter is still the subject of litigation.

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[DatePublished] => 2006-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 293457 [Title] => 3G licenses open even to delinquent operators — NTC [Summary] => Mobile phone operators which have not completely fulfilled their obligations to roll out 400,000 landlines are still allowed to apply for 3G licenses and frequencies, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) pointed out.

In a memorandum explaining the rationale on the allocation and assignment of 3G (third generation) frequency bands, the NTC likewise brushed aside suggestions by mobile phone service providers that the obligations to be imposed on new players ought to carry the same cost as those mandated on existing operators.
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Broadband wireless access has been defined as a technology aimed at providing wireless access to data networks, with high data rates. The most widely-used technologies are local multipoint distribution service, (LMDS) and multichannel multi-point distribution service, also known as MMDS or wireless cable.
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Lopez-owned Bayan Telecommunications warned government against bidding out the last remaining third generation of mobile communications (3G) frequency, saying the matter is still the subject of litigation.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348188 [Title] => Broadcast firm asks RTC to nullify NTC rule on radio band reallocation [Summary] => A local broadcasting company has asked the Quezon City Regional Trial Court to declare null and void a memorandum circular issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reallocating certain radio bands for the use of the broadband wireless sector. 
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 293457 [Title] => 3G licenses open even to delinquent operators — NTC [Summary] => Mobile phone operators which have not completely fulfilled their obligations to roll out 400,000 landlines are still allowed to apply for 3G licenses and frequencies, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) pointed out.

In a memorandum explaining the rationale on the allocation and assignment of 3G (third generation) frequency bands, the NTC likewise brushed aside suggestions by mobile phone service providers that the obligations to be imposed on new players ought to carry the same cost as those mandated on existing operators.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 293487 [Title] => Telcos lose bid to bar ISPs from offering VoIP [Summary] => Telecommunications operators lost their bid to prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) from offering voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for compensation after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ruled that both telcos and ISPs can go into Internet telephony.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284635 [Title] => NTC limits VoIP services to RP firms [Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will not allow foreigners to offer voice over Internet protocol or VoIP and will instead limit the service either to Filipino citizens or entities at least 60 percent of which is owned by Filipinos. In an interview, NTC deputy commissioner Jorge Sarmiento said that the commission will include this provision in the rules that will govern the use of VoIP, which the NTC is expected to release within the month.
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Broadband wireless access has been defined as a technology aimed at providing wireless access to data networks, with high data rates. The most widely-used technologies are local multipoint distribution service, (LMDS) and multichannel multi-point distribution service, also known as MMDS or wireless cable.
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[DatePublished] => 2004-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246225 [Title] => Backdoor listing for Smart needs Congress, NTC approval — official [Summary] => Congress and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will have to determine whether or not a plan by Smart Communications to acquire sister firm Pilipino Telephone Inc. (Piltel) will be sufficient compliance to a requirement for going public.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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