MANILA -- Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp (PT&T) said Tuesday it questioned before a Makati City court the government's rules for the selection of a third telco.

It was the second legal question on the process after NOW Corp, which said the selection had turned into a money-making scheme. Both PT&T and NOW bought documents to participate in the bidding.

PT&T said its petition for declaratory relief involved the "proper application and interpretation" of what the National Telecommunications Commission meant when it said bid participants must have operated on a "national scale" for at least 10 years.

At least 10 companies have bought bid documents, including China Telecom, a consortium that includes ex-Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson, and Davao tycoon Dennis Uy's Udenna Corp.

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