Sun seeks stronger NTC action vs. PT&T

SUN CELLULAR of Digital Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (Digitel) reported to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) that Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (PT&T) has defied an order the regulator issued, preventing PT&T from offering various telecommunication services.

In a letter filed with the NTC, William S. Pamintuan, Digitel’s senior vice president for legal services, said PT&T’s actions have led to interference problems in about 70 Digitel sites between Bulacan and Las Piñas.

“The interference has resulted in a degraded network quality,” Pamintuan said.

“We have learned that this Commission has already issued a cease and desist order against PT&T, but until now PT&T has continuously defied said order of [NTC],” he said.

Pamintuan asked the NTC to “issue anew a cease and desist order against PT&T.”

Earlier, Globe Telecom Inc. filed a similar complaint against PT&T, which allegedly had been using frequencies allocated to the Ayala-led telco’s 3G (third-generation) technology service.
--Darwin G. Amojelar - Manila Times