THE House of Representatives recently passed on third and final reading a bill extending the telecommunications franchise of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) by another 25 years.
With 224 affirmative votes and zero negative, House Bill 7753 will allow the INC to continue operating its private telecommunications or electronic communications services in the Philippines as well as with other countries.
The measure has been transmitted to the Senate.
In a statement, San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida P. Robes, principal author, said the INC as an “ever-expanding religious organization… needs to use and maintain a private telecommunications network to serve its proselytization.”
“Immediate accessibility to pastoral guidance and counselling on a regular basis is a must for such an organization conscious about direct implementation of religious instructions to its locale officers and members,” she added.
Under the measure, the INC will be required to secure a Certificate Public Convenience and Necessity and other necessary permits from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
The NTC has the authority to regulate the construction and operations of the INC’s telecommunications system.
The franchise to establish a radio stations for private telecommunication was first granted to the Iglesia ni Cristo through Republic Act (RA) 4339 in 1965. Its franchise was extended for another 25 years from 1994 through RA 7225.
Under the measure, the INC will be required to apply for the renewal or extension of its franchise five years before its expiration. Further, the franchise shall be deemed ipso facto in the event the grantee fails to operate continuously for two years. — C.A. Tadalan
http://www.bworldonline.com/inc-telecommunications-franchise-gets-house-ok/
With 224 affirmative votes and zero negative, House Bill 7753 will allow the INC to continue operating its private telecommunications or electronic communications services in the Philippines as well as with other countries.
The measure has been transmitted to the Senate.
In a statement, San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida P. Robes, principal author, said the INC as an “ever-expanding religious organization… needs to use and maintain a private telecommunications network to serve its proselytization.”
“Immediate accessibility to pastoral guidance and counselling on a regular basis is a must for such an organization conscious about direct implementation of religious instructions to its locale officers and members,” she added.
Under the measure, the INC will be required to secure a Certificate Public Convenience and Necessity and other necessary permits from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
The NTC has the authority to regulate the construction and operations of the INC’s telecommunications system.
The franchise to establish a radio stations for private telecommunication was first granted to the Iglesia ni Cristo through Republic Act (RA) 4339 in 1965. Its franchise was extended for another 25 years from 1994 through RA 7225.
Under the measure, the INC will be required to apply for the renewal or extension of its franchise five years before its expiration. Further, the franchise shall be deemed ipso facto in the event the grantee fails to operate continuously for two years. — C.A. Tadalan
http://www.bworldonline.com/inc-telecommunications-franchise-gets-house-ok/
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