NTC to pursue ICT projects despite return to DOTC
By Alexander Villafania, INQ7.net
AFTER being returned to its previous parent agency, the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) promised to continue reviewing and issuing regulations on information and communications technology.
The DOTC is also said to have promised the NTC non-interference in its mandate as regulatory body for the telecommunications industry
NTC Deputy Commissioner Jorge Sarmiento told INQ7 that the agency is already lining up several new regulatory proposals on Internet content and software application development, enhancement of the existing wireless fidelity (Wi-fi) regulation they have released, and rules on the use of short range radio devices, commonly called radio frequency identification
Were hoping that some of these proposals will go to public hearings soon so that we could keep up with the speed of technological change. Were aligning the NTCs vision to improve the quality of service of the telecommunications industry and were talking to the providers and consumers on how to ensure that this is realized
Weve also been promised by (DOTC Secretary Leandro) Mendoza that were still going to operate as a separate entity from the DOTC, Sarmiento said. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed executive order 454 last August 15, effectively transferring the NTC back to the DOTC from the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).
The NTC was previously moved to the CICT as part of a larger plan to turn the latter into a Department of Communications Technology. The EOs sudden release surprised both the NTC and CICT since Arroyo neither mentioned an intention to return the NTC to the DOTC nor explain why after she did so.
AFTER being returned to its previous parent agency, the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications) the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) promised to continue reviewing and issuing regulations on information and communications technology.
The DOTC is also said to have promised the NTC non-interference in its mandate as regulatory body for the telecommunications industry
NTC Deputy Commissioner Jorge Sarmiento told INQ7 that the agency is already lining up several new regulatory proposals on Internet content and software application development, enhancement of the existing wireless fidelity (Wi-fi) regulation they have released, and rules on the use of short range radio devices, commonly called radio frequency identification
Were hoping that some of these proposals will go to public hearings soon so that we could keep up with the speed of technological change. Were aligning the NTCs vision to improve the quality of service of the telecommunications industry and were talking to the providers and consumers on how to ensure that this is realized
Weve also been promised by (DOTC Secretary Leandro) Mendoza that were still going to operate as a separate entity from the DOTC, Sarmiento said. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed executive order 454 last August 15, effectively transferring the NTC back to the DOTC from the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).
The NTC was previously moved to the CICT as part of a larger plan to turn the latter into a Department of Communications Technology. The EOs sudden release surprised both the NTC and CICT since Arroyo neither mentioned an intention to return the NTC to the DOTC nor explain why after she did so.
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