SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW
SUBMITTED BY: YDIA, XAVIER MANUEL C. SUBMITTED TO: JOSEPH REUBEN D. CRUZ, BSECE, BME, MEng-ECE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7925 TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE I SECTION 3 TERMS DEFINED: 1. TELE TELECO COMM MMUN UNIC ICAT ATIO IONS NS a. ANY PROCESS WHICH ENABLES A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITY TO
RELAY AND RECEIVE VOICE, DATA, ELECTRONIC MESSAGES, WRITTEN OR PRINTED MATTER, FIXED OR ANY CONTROL SIGNALS OF ANY DESIGN FOR ANY PURPOSE BY WIRE, RADIO, OR OTHER ELECTROMAGNETIC, SPECTRAL, OPTICAL, OR TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS. b. THE TRANSM TRANSMISSI ISSION, ON, BETWEEN BETWEEN OR AMONG AMONG POINTS POINTS SPECIF SPECIFIED IED BY THE USER, OF INFORMATION OF THE USER’S CHOOSING, WITHOUT CHANGE IN THE FORM OR CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION AS SENT AND RECEIVED. 2. PUBLIC PUBLIC TELECOMM TELECOMMUNICA UNICATION TIONS S ENTITY ENTITY a. ANY PERSON, PERSON, FIRM, FIRM, PARTNERS PARTNERSHIP, HIP, OR CORPORA CORPORATION TION,, GOVERNMEN GOVERNMENT T OR PRIVATE, ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMPENSATION. 3. BROA BROADC DCAS ASTI TING NG a. AN UNDERTAK UNDERTAKING, ING, THE THE OBJECT OBJECT OF WHICH IS TO TRANS TRANSMIT MIT OVER-T OVER-THEHEAIR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION MESSAGES FOR RECEPTION OF A BROAD AUDIENCE IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA. 4. FRANCHI NCHIS SE a. A PRIVILEGE PRIVILEGE CONFER CONFERRED RED UPON A TELECO TELECOMMUN MMUNICATI ICATIONS ONS ENTITY ENTITY BY CONGRESS AUTHORIZING THAT ENTITY TO ENGAGE IIN A CERTAIN TYPE OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE b. A GOVERNMENT GRANTED RIGHT TO OFFER COMMUNITY PUBLIC RIGHT-
OF-WAY FOR EXCLUSIVE COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, SUCH AS PHONE SERVICES OR CABLE BROADCAST SERVICES. 5. LOCAL LOCAL EXCHAN EXCHANGE GE OPERAT OPERATOR OR
a. AN ENTITY ENTITY PROVID PROVIDING ING TRANSM TRANSMISSI ISSION ON AND SWITH SWITHCING CING OF OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOICE-TO-VOICE SERVICE, IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES. 6. INTER INTER – EXCH EXCHAN ANGE GE CARRIE CARRIER R a. AN ENTITTY, ENTITTY, SOMETI SOMETIMES MES REFERRE REFERRED D TO AS CARRIER’S CARRIER’S CARRIER CARRIER OR OR NATIONAL BACKBONE NETWORK OPERATOR, AUTHORIZED TO INSTALL, OWN AND OPERATE FACILITIES WHICH CONNECT LOCAL EXCHANGES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES AND TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF INTERCHANGE NATIONAL LONG DISTANCE SERVICES.
7. INTER INTERNA NATIO TIONAL NAL CARRI CARRIER ER a. AN ENTITY ENTITY PRIMAR PRIMARILY ILY ENGAGED ENGAGED IN BUSIN BUSINESS ESS OF PROVI PROVIDING DING TRANSMISSION AND SWITCHING OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD WHICH IT HAS AN EXISTING CORRESPONDENT OR PROSPECTIVE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS. 8. VALUE VALUE – ADDED ADDED SERVIC SERVICE E PROVID PROVIDER ER (VAS (VAS)) a. AN ENTITY ENTITY WHICH, WHICH, RELYING RELYING ON THE THE TRANSMISS TRANSMISSION, ION, SWITCH SWITCHING ING AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES OF THE LOCAL EXCHANGE AND INTER – EXCHANGE OPERATORS, AND OVERSEAS CARRIERS, OFFERS EXCHANGED SERVICES BEYOND THOSE ORDINARILY PROVIDED FOR BY SUCH CARRIERS. 9. PUBLIC PUBLIC TOLL TOLL CALLI CALLING NG STAT STATION ION a. A NON – EXCLUSIVE FACILITY AT WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY, BY THE
PAYMENT OF APPROPRIATE FEES, PLACE AS WELL AS RECEIVE TELEPHONE CALLS AND / OR TELEGRAMS OR THER MESSAGES. 10. MOBILE RADIO TELEPHONE TELEPHONE SYSTEM a. A WIDE AREA AREA MOBILE MOBILE TELEPHO TELEPHONE NE SYSTEM SYSTEM WITH WITH ITS OWN OWN SWITCH SWITCH,, BASE STATIONS AND TRANSMISSION FACILITIES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HIGH CAPACITY MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BY UTILIZING RADIO FREQUENCIES. FREQUENCIES. 11. INTERCONNECTION INTERCONNECTION a. THE LINKAG LINKAGE, E, BY WIRE, WIRE, RADIO, RADIO, SATELLI SATELLITE TE OR OTHER OTHER MEANS, MEANS, OF TWO TWO OR MORE EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATION CARRIERS OR OPERATORS WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOLLOWING OF ENABLING THE SUBSCRIBERS OF OTHER CARRIERS AND OPERATORS.
ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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NTC IS AN AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION, SUPERVISION, ADJUDICATION AND CONTROL OVER ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES. PHILIPPINES.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
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DOTC IS THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE
GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF VIABLE, EFFICIENT, AND DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AS EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS. -
THE DEPARTME DEPARTMENT NT IS RESPONS RESPONSIBLE IBLE FOR FOR THE THE COUNT COUNTRY'S RY'S LAND, AIR, SEA AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE.
SECTION 7 TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION ENTITIES A TELECOMMUNICATION ENTITY SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CATEGORIES MENTIONED IN THIS ACT PROVIDED EACH CATEGORY IS COVERED BY THE FRANCHISE. 1. LOCAL LOCAL EXCHAN EXCHANGE GE OPE OPERA RATOR TOR a. PROVIDE PROVIDE UNIVERSA UNIVERSAL L BASIC TELEPH TELEPHONE ONE SERVEIC SERVEICE E TO ALL SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBERS RS WHO APPLIED FOR SUCH SERVICE 2. INTER INTER – EXCH EXCHANG ANGE E CAR CARRIE RIER R
a. IT INTERCON INTERCONNECT NECT WITH WITH OTHER OTHER NETWORK NETWORKS S IN THE SAME SAME CATRGORY CATRGORY AND WITH LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS OR OTHER TELECOMMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES 3. INTER INTERNAT NATION IONAL AL CARRIE CARRIER R a. ONLY ENTITIES WHICH WILL PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICES AND
CAN DEMONSTRABLY SHOW TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO INSTALL AND OPERATE INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY FACILITY 4. VA VALU LUE E – ADDE ADDED D SERV SERVIC ICES ES a. IT DOES NOT NOT PUT UP ITS ITS OWN NETWO NETWORK. RK. IT DOESN’ DOESN’T T NEED TO TO SECURE SECURE A FRANCHISE. A VAS PROVIDER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETITIVELY COMPETITIVELY OFFER ITS SERVICES AND/OR EXPERTISE, AND LEASE OR RENT TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUCH SPECIALIZED SERVICES, IN THE DOMESTIC AND/OR INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL MARKET IN ACCORDANCE WITH NETWORK COMPATIBILITY. 5. MOBI MOBILE LE RADI RADIO O SERV SERVIC ICES ES a. IN A LOCAL LOCAL EXCHANGE EXCHANGE AREA, AREA, MORE MORE THAN THAN ONE DULY DULY ENFRANCH ENFRANCHISED ISED PROVIDER OF MOBILE RADIO SERVICES, DISTINCT AND SEPARATE FROM LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER, MAY BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. 6. RADI RADIO O PAGI PAGING NG SRV SRVIC ICES ES a. DULY ENFRANC ENFRANCHISE HISED D RADIO PAGING PAGING SERVICES SERVICES INVOLVI INVOLVING NG EITHER EITHER VOICE DATA MESSAGES, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE FREELY IN SUCH NUMBER OF OPERTORS, OR VARIETY OF OPERATING MODALITIES, SUBJECT ONLY TO NORMS ON THE RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM UTILIZATION.
ARTICLE V OTHER SERVICES AND FACILITIES
1. CUSTOM CUSTOMER ER PREM PREMISE ISES S EQUIPM EQUIPMEN ENT T a. TELECOMM TELECOMMUNIC UNICATIO ATIONS NS SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBERS RS SHALL SHALL BE ALLOWED ALLOWED TO USE WITHIN WITHIN THEIR PREMISES TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS TELEPHONE, PABX, FACSIMILE, DATA, RECORD, MESSAGE AND OTHER SPECIAL-PURPOSE OR MULTI-FUNCTION TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR SUCH CONNECTION. 2. RADIO RADIO FREQU FREQUEN ENCY CY SPE SPECTR CTRUM UM
a. THE RADIO RADIO FREQUENC FREQUENCY Y SPECTRUM SPECTRUM ALLOCTIO ALLOCTION N AND ASSIGNME ASSIGNMENT NT SHALL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REASONABLE SPECTRUM USER FEES.
