MANILA, Philippines—The Senate has set a hearing for the franchise renewal of the Philippines’ third telco, Dito, according to Sen. Grace Poe on Wednesday (Dec. 2).
In a statement, Poe, who chairs the Senate committee on public services, said the hearing would also give the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) the opportunity to prove its worth as primary regulator of Philippine telcos.
The hearing on Dec. 7, said Poe, would be for Dito’s franchise renewal but would also give NTC the chance to “show the public how it has been doing its job during the ongoing pandemic.”
The NTC, the senator said, “should be able to show in concrete terms how it ensured compliance of tel…
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