By Paolo Montecillo Philippine Daily Inquirer 12/23/2009 MANILA, Philippines - A consumer group has criticized the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for looking after the interest of the companies it regulates instead of the public it is supposed to serve.
In a statement, the group TXTpower also called for a review of local telecommunications firms’ franchises, saying these should be revoked if the companies are proven to be breaking the law in their implementation of the new per-pulse billing system.
“How the NTC has acted since issuing and attempting to implement its circular confirms the worst fears of consumers and members of Congress: That the NTC, the industry regulator, has apparently lost sight of its mandate and powers under law and allowed the telcos they are supposed to regulate to dictate telecom regulations in the country,” TXTpower president Antonio Cruz said. Continue reading here http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20091223-243657/Consumer-group-urges-NTC-abolition
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