The Philippine government has allowed local firm NOW Telecom to operate a mobile telecommunications system, the company announced Monday, with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) granting NOW Telecom’s request for the renewal of an operating permit on the 800 megahertz radio frequency band. The company received the license on Oct. 2, CNN Philippines reported. However, […]
Ahead of the arrival of super typhoon “Mawar” to the Philippines, the NTC has ordered all telcos to prepare all their mission-critical equipment and teams to ensure that operations and services to the public will not be hampered. Known locally as typhoon Betty, Mawar entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 2 AM today […]
A lot of users–particularly Globe subscribers–were annoyed by the use of emergency alerts to remind them about SIM registration. While Globe explained that the NDRMMC approved the use of emergency alerts to remind subscribers about SIM registration and to “instill urgency”, the NTC has a different sentiment. “No, we do not encourage the telcos,” NTC […]
Spam messages have become more prevalent than ever. And just recently, these messages became personalised with the private information of recipients, such as their names. To address this text scam problem, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued Memorandum Order No. 006-09-2022. The recently issued NTC memorandum orders all mobile phone manufacturers, distributors, and resellers […]
There has been a data leak causing mobile users to receive personalized scam messages. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is pointing at contact tracing platforms as the main culprit. NTC Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios acknowledged that the spam texts “possibly” came from contact tracing platforms, which are mandatory forms for Filipinos entering establishments such as […]
A day after DITO filed a complaint against Globe and Smart for alleged anticompetitive practices, the former has asked the NTC to require DITO to pay a Php 622 million penalty for violating interconnect agreement. In its press statement, Globe said that an average of 1000 calls–identified as international in origin but masked as local […]
After complying with the requirements of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), Starlink is now officially registered and ready to provide internet access service in the Philippines. Starlink, a company owned by business magnate Elon Musk, has finally secured a certificate of registration in the Philippines. In the said certificate, the company will operate under the […]
To ensure that the upcoming 2022 national elections will be smooth, the NTC has ordered all telcos and internet service providers (ISPs) that they should not do any form of maintenance work starting today (May 4) until May 14. This order from NTC aims to ensure that Election Day (May 9) will be as smooth […]
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has filed show cause and cease and desist orders against Facebook Philippines, Lazada Philippines Inc., and Shopee Philippines on Tuesday. NTC is commanding the three online platforms to appear in front of the commission on October 27 and explain in writing why they should not be held liable for the […]
If you’re seeking accountability from your telco provider in terms of general speed improvement, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is doing its part to ensure that they deliver. The NTC said that they along with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will be holding regular meetings with local telecom firms to get updates […]
UPDATE: here’s ABS-CBN’s statement regarding the shutdown order of TV Plus: At 2:26 PM today, ABS-CBN received an alias cease and desist order from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) directing ABS-CBN to cease and desist from operating digital TV transmission in Metro Manila using channel 43. While channel 43 is not mentioned in NTC’s cease […]
All because of the expiration of its congressional franchise The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued a Cease and Desist Order against the broadcast giant ABS-CBN because of the expiration of its congressional franchise. The order basically tells the network to stop its operation of various TV and radio broadcasting stations nationwide because of its […]