The House of Representatives pointed out that Mislatel has failed to diligently submit within 60 days from the end of every year the required annual report to the Congress. Nevertheless, non-compliance with reportorial requirement did not affect the validity of Mislatel?s franchise.
The Mislatel consortium, comprised of Udenna Corporation, Chelsea Holdings, and China Telecom, is officially the country?s new player in the telecommunications market after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued its ?Confirmation Order? on Monday, November 19.
The amount of goods seized over the nine-month period already represents an 840-percent increase over the seizures of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) during the same period in 2017.
The company, which was recently bought by IBM, has had off-shore dealings with local enterprises through their partners in the country. However, opening an office in the Philippines actually reflects Red Hat?s confidence in the market and desire to establish a stronger presence.
Both Sear Telecom and PT&T can still file their appeal at a cost of P10 million to the NTC en banc within three calendar days upon receipt of the denial of the motion for reconsideration.
Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan has formally accepted the offer of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to lead the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the outgoing lawmaker said in a statement on Friday, November 9.
The lone winning bidder, Mislatel, still needs to undergo a document verification phase within three calendar days before it is confirmed as the country?s third telco player.
