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Duterte won’t allow ABS-CBN to operate even if given a franchise by Congress

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 12:29 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will not allow the National Communications Commission (NTC) to issue ABS-CBN a permit to operate, even if Congress grants the network a renewal of franchise.  Read more »

PLDT-Smart says cybercrime, data privacy laws need to align vs online child porn

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:30 PM

PLDT-Smart is calling on lawmakers to harmonize "conflicting provisions" in the country's cybersecurity and data privacy laws to strengthen the crackdown on online child pornography. Read more »

NTC to meet with telcos next month on status of country's internet speed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 02:00 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said Sunday it would meet with telecom firms and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure their plans for improvement this year would be "completed" on time. Read more »

Baby rescued from online sexual exploitation, DOJ-IACAT says

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 09:42 PM

The number of recorded online sexual exploitation cases among children in the Philippines continues to rise despite the pandemic, and one of its youngest victims was a barely-month-old baby, the country’s inter-agency council against trafficking revealed.  Read more »

NTC issues show-cause orders vs ISPs over child pornography

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 08:12 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued show cause orders against internet service providers (ISPs) in the country over their supposed failure to stop the spread of child pornography online. Read more »

DITO says ready for technical audit, to roll out services in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:59 PM

DITO Telecommunity, which won the bid to be the country's third major telco, on Thursday said it is ready for its technical audit, and can roll out services in March this year.  Read more »

P365 million annual fine sought on telcos failing to reach internet speed targets

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 02:34 PM

As the Philippines ranked among countries with slow internet connection, a lawmaker on Sunday sought a P365 million annual fine for telcos that fail to reach mandatory internet speed targets.   Read more »

PH internet speed nearly tripled in 2020, but lags behind other Asian countries: NTC

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 05:21 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission on Monday said internet speeds in the Philippines improved by as much as 262.7 percent in 2020, but continues to lag behind regional peers. Read more »

SolGen confirms hacking of website, vows to go after hackers

MIke Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 10:54 AM

The Office of the Solicitor General on Thursday confirmed the hacking of its website on Tuesday by a group of hackers who call themselves “Phantom Troupe.” Read more »

Some senators back Duterte's demand for telco progress reports

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 06:19 PM

Several senators on Thursday backed President Rodrigo Duterte's call for telecommunication companies to submit a progress report on how they have been improving their services during the global pandemic when internet services were more in demand due to quarantine restrictions. Read more »

Palace says ABS-CBN exit from free television left 'no vacuum' in disaster info

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 05:17 PM

Malacañang said Monday that ABS-CBN Corp's exit from free television did not cause any "vacuum" on information dissemination during disasters like destructive typhoon Rolly, contrary to comment from some critics and social media users.   Read more »

DPWH urged to amend right-of-way regulations to hasten telco infra build

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 10:16 AM

The Department of Public Works and Highways should revisit and amend orders to establish a more "conducive" right-of-way regulations to help improve internet connectivity in the country, telecom-related agencies said Wednesday. Read more »

'Excessive': COA calls out NTC for purchasing 44 smartphones worth P2.1M

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 03:00 PM

"This condition manifests that the number of mobile phones procured may be excessive for the intended purpose and that there may not be a necessity to procure new mobile phones in Calendar Year 2019," the audit team said. Read more »

NTC's order recalling frequencies has 'no additional impact', says ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:00 PM

ABS-CBN Corp said Monday the National Telecommunications Commission's order to recall frequencies previously assigned to ABS-CBN Corp and ABS-CBN Convergence Inc has "no additional impact" to the company. Read more »

Solon floats conspiracy following NTC's recall order on ABS-CBN frequencies, channels

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 02:57 AM

A House lawmaker floats a grand conspiracy following the National Telecommunications Commission's recall order on ABS-CBN's highly coveted frequencies. Read more »

'One big entity' could snap up ABS-CBN frequencies: ex-DICT official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:43 AM

The broadcast frequencies of ABS-CBN Corp. are now up for grabs, following their recall by regulators this week, a former official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said Friday. Read more »

NTC orders recall of frequencies, channels assigned to ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:43 PM

This covers the iconic Channel 2, and over 70 channels and frequencies delivering news and entertainment nationwide.    Read more »

NTC recalls frequencies, channels assigned to ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 05:02 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission on Thursday recalled the frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN, which it said was “warranted” in the absence of a legislative franchise. Read more »

Activists on Heroes' Day rip 70 'modern-day traitors' who junked ABS-CBN franchise

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 05:29 PM

August 31 is the last day of work for thousands of ABS-CBN employees laid off in the middle of a pandemic due to the 70 lawmakers' decision to reject a new franchise for the Kapamilya network. Read more »

Off the air: ABS-CBN shuts regional stations

Ron Lopez and Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 01:29 PM

Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now the closure of his regional station -- and dozens of others countrywide -- has left him out of work.  Read more »