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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 674 |
Transportation and Communication
The Secretary of Finance
The Secretary of Industry
The Chairman, Board of Communications
In line with the objectives and purpose of the approved Five-Year Philippine Development Plan, among which are (a) to establish one homogenous nationwide telecommunication network which will pave the way for an orderly and progressive development of the telecommunication sector; (b) to establish a framework for the national regulatory system to effectively oversee compliance by both public and private operators with government standard requirements for efficient telecommunication services; and (c) to provide safeguards and ensure vigilance in the interest of national security, I hereby order and direct the following:
1.
Preparation of an operational national telecommunications plan both
public and private giving primary importance to the design of the
nationwide telecommunications network.
2.
Rationalization of government investments in the sector and preparation
of evaluation criteria to guide investment decisions by Government in
the sector to determine advisability of every capital investment of
Government; integration and coordination of expansion and improvement
plans and programs as well as operations of all private and government
owned telecommunication facilities and networks with the view of
eliminating wasteful competition and instead, effecting maximum
utilization of all resources.
3.
Recommendations on policies towards complementary development of the
operating and manufacturing sectors of the industry giving due
consideration to both incentives and regulation of (a) tariffs and
taxes (b) rate of return on investments and services rates (c) service
and manufacturing standards (d) licensing and franchising, and (3) all
other relevant matters.
4. Creation of
a Telecommunication Development Committee for this purpose composed of
the Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, as
Chairman, Secretaries of Finance and Industry and the Chairman of the
Board of Communications, as members.
5. Creation of
a Secretariat under the Department of Public Works, Transportation and
Communications to assist the Telecommunication Development Committee,
to be composed of technical and administrative personnel from the
Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, the
Department of Finance and Industry, the Bureau of Telecommunications,
the Telecommunications Control Bureau, and the Board of Communications
and a representative from the Department of National Defense.
The Committee may call upon any service operator, private telecommunications firm/corporation, telecommunication organization/association, and related agencies to provide necessary information and assistance in order to carry out the above instructions. If necessary, the Committee may conduct public hearings to secure relevant information on telecommunications.
The Committee shall submit within 60 days from date of formal organization of the Committee and Secretariat, a preliminary report on the preparation of the Integrated National Communication plan, and recommendations to rationalize the regulatory policies pertaining to the sector.
The Committee may draw from available funds of the DPWTC, BUTEL, BOC, and NEDA to support the requirements of the Committee.
Reimbursement of actual transportation and representation allowances is hereby authorized to be granted to Members of the Committee and the Secretariat.
Done in the City of Manila, this 24th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-eight.
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