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ABS-CBN requested the SC to suspend the NTC order to shut down their network

The ABS-CBN Corporation has come to the Supreme Court to prevent the issuance of a cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commisison (NTC) which has halted network operations. The ABS-CBN Corporation has filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition against the NTC. The network urged the Supreme Court to issue a Temporary Restraining…

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Proposal to abolish NTC, filed in congress

House Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante Jr., the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said the agency was useless. In filing House Bill 6701, Abante proposed amending RA 7925 or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act, by abolishing the NTC and transferring its powers and mandates to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). All assets, including existing…

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#NoToABSCBNShutDown tops Worldwide Twitter list after NTC issues halt order

MANILA – Twitter users are standing with ABS-CBN after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered the network Tuesday to stop broadcasting following the expiration of its franchise. The hashtag #NoToABSCBNShutDown topped Twitter trending list in the Philippines late Tuesday afternoon and tops worldwide, calling on the government to let the country’s largest entertainment and media…

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