SBMA Telecom Dept Circular 2-21-01

SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY
Department of Telecommunications

DEPARTMENT CIRCULARNO. 2-21-01

SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF NTC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 14- 7 2000 ENTITLED, "IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATION (IRR) FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF AUTHORIZED PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES

"Pursuant to the provisions of the Republic Act no. 7227 otherwise known as the "Bases Conversion Development Act of 1992", which created the subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone (Zone), and the Memorandum of agreement (MoA) entered into' by and between the Subic Bay metropolitan Authority and the National telecommunications Commission dated June 134, 1993, the following guidelines are hereby issued:

Section1. Scope and Purpose.

This department Circular covers and applies to all local exchange carriers or operators providing telecommunications services in the Zone as authorized by the Department of Telecommunications of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

The purpose of this Department Circular is to provide guidelines for the adoption of the NTC Memorandum Circular No. 14-7-2000 entitled, Implementing Rules an Regulations (IRR) for the Interconnection of Authorized Public Telecommunications Entities", so that there is uniformity of application to all public telecommunications entities of the same implementing rules and regulations for both within and without the Zone.

Furthermore, the purpose of this Department Circular is to define the applicability in the Zone of the local calling (service) area as stipulated in the subject NTC Memo Circular.

Section 2. Adoption of NTC Memorandum Circular-

There is hereby ordered the adoption of the NTC memorandum Circular No. 14-7-200 entitled, "Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Interconnection of Authorized Public Telecommunications Entities"' for enforcement and implementation in the Zone by the Department of Telecommunications of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Section 3. Application of local Calling (Service) Area-

For purposes of this Department Circular and as defined in subject NTC Memorandum Circular, the present areas forming part of the numbering plan area"47" shall be considered as the Local Calling (Service) Area of all PTE's presently authorized by this Office to provide telecommunications service in any portion of the said area.

Section 4. Effectivity- this Department Circular takes effect immediately.Subic Bay Freeport Zone, this 21st day of February 2001.

(SGD)ROMEO C. TAGLE
Head, telecommunications Department
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.