National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) For the sixth straight year, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has exceeded its annual collection target by a whopping 72.4 percent. As of December 2021, NTC collection was at P9.09B, a whopping P3.82B jump from 2020. “I am grateful to...
The deluge of text messages offering fake job offers to the public is a “cause for concern” for Malacañang as it highlights privacy concerns in the country, an official said on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Cabinet Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the National...
Reelectionist Senator Leila De Lima is now seeking a congressional inquiry into the reported sale and use of text blast machines for probable partisan political activities. De Lima said such activity is abusive and dangerous as it hijacks emergency protocol systems to “spam” people with...
An infrastructure-oriented think tank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to intervene in the delays in implementing Republic Act No. 11202 or the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act. Infrawatch PH, a public policy think tank focusing on major public infrastructure and...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares on Wednesday, Oct. 6 sought an immediate investigation into the alleged “hijacking” of emergency alerts frequency which was used for a campaign message for the presidential bid of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
An infrastructure-oriented thinktank filed before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a freedom of information request seeking the disclosure of DITO Telecommunity’s second technical audit due to alleged discrepancies in the results of the technical audit and its customers’ actual...
A public policy thinktank on Friday, Sept. 10 called on the National Telecommunication Commission to strictly observe transparency in the conduct of technical audit of telecommunications firms. NTC logo Former Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon of Infrawatch PH said the NTC should reveal the...
NTC The National Telecommunications Commission on Tuesday ordered all telecommunications entities to ensure the sufficiency of the number of technical and support personnel and standby generators with extra fuel, tools and spare equipment in the areas forecast to be affected by the incoming...
The legislative proposal providing for open access approach in the data transmission industry took a step forward towards enactment following its approval on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. All House members present during regular session on Wednesday, July 28 voted to pass...
The country's fixed and mobile internet speeds have more than doubled between June 2020 and June 2021, according to the latest Speedtest Global Index by Ookla. In June 2021, average mobile internet download speeds in the country stood at 32.84 Mbps, twice as fast as the speeds posted in the same...
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. secured 22,000 fixed and wireless permits as of June 22, 2021 after the government fast-tracked approvals for telcos. This enabled the two to step up their internet speeds, on the back of their network rollouts. Smart's average mobile download speeds have almost...
