MANILA, Philippines — The franchise renewal of Dito Telecommunity as well as several other telco and broadcast franchise bills have reached the Senate floor for plenary deliberations.
“We recognize that the grant of franchise is just the tip of the iceberg and we need to pursue several reforms like the long overdue amendment to Republic Act No. 7925 or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act, and the passage of the Better Internet Act, and Open Access in Data Transmission Act,” Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate public service panel, said in sponsoring the franchise bills.
The bills were first approved in the House of Representatives before it was transmitted to the Senate f…
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