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The comprehensive competition policy is NTC’s first step towards proposing amendments to Republic Act 7925 or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act that has guided the industry since 1995. 


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                    [Title] => Next Mobile seeks 3G license
                    [Summary] => Wireless services operator Next Mobile Inc. (NMI) has signified its intention to secure a 3G (third generation mobile communications technology) license and frequency band from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).


In a letter to NTC commissioner Ronald Solis, NMI consultant on regulatory affairs Silvestre Garfin said the company is manifesting its intention to apply for authority to operate 3G networks.


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                    [Title] => NTC prepares rules on phone number portability
                    [Summary] => The National Telecommuni-cations Commission (NTC) may soon come up with a proposed set of rules on number portability among fixed line and mobile phone operators. 


Service provider portability or local number portability (LNP) is a service that will allow landline and mobile phone subscribers the ability to retain their existing numbers when switching from one service provider to another. 


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                    [Title] => Lawmaker urged to reconsider his call for the abolition of NTC
                    [Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) urged  yesterday its former chief, Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago to reconsider his call for the abolition of the commission after it has allegedly abdicated its role of ensuring that cellular phone companies comply with certain minimum service performance standards earlier imposed by the NTC.


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                    [Title] => NTC limits text, calls of cellphone firms
                    [Summary] => Unlimited text and call services being offered by cellular companies will now be limited to certain hours of the day or during off-peak hours to avoid network congestion.


National Telecommunications Commission chief Ronald Solis said unlimited service may now be offered only during the off-peak hours of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. On the other hand, calls made during peak hours may automatically be terminated after five minutes by the operator if their desired drop call rate cannot be met.


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                    [Title] => NTC cracks down on mobile spamming
                    [Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission is cracking down on mobile spamming via the issuance of a new circular that prohibits the sending of unsolicited commercial messages or spam (particularly unwanted advertisements and surveys) via text messaging unless the subscriber has given his consent.


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                    [Title] => NTC releases guidelines on digital FM radio broadcast
                    [Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has finally released the draft guidelines that would govern the introduction of digital FM radio broadcast in the country.


Digital FM radio broadcast is the technology that enables FM radio stations to broadcast their programs digitally as a sequence of discreet samples taken from a finite set or a continuous set sound waveform. Presently, FM radio stations in the country still use analog technology.


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                    [Title] => NTC to treat text messaging as a value-added service
                    [Summary] => The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is set to classify text messaging as a value-added service or VAS, which means that a telecommunications operator first has to secure NTC approval before it can offer short messaging service or SMS. 


In an interview, NTC commissioner Ronald Solis said that the agency has formed a technical working group to classify all services currently being offered by telecommunications companies into basic services and value-added services. 


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                    [Title] => Gov’t may compel cellphone  firms to bid for new airwaves
                    [Summary] => Congress should pass new legislation to compel the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to sell to the highest bidder all new allocations of airwaves that cellular telephone operators need in order for them to meet the growing demands of their subscribers.


According to Catanduanes Rep. Joseph Santiago, government could easily generate hundreds of millions, possibly even billions of pesos in additional revenue from the open and competitive bidding for frequencies required by telecommunications companies for their 3G or third generation wireless systems.


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                    [Title] => Gov’t to issue rules on cellphone dealers, repair shops
                    [Summary] => Government is set to issue shortly a new set of rules that will require mobile phone dealers and repair shops to register with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as a requirement for doing business in a move aimed at curbing the proliferation of cellphone theft.


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