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Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ON THE PURCHASE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO UNLOCK THE MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICES PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE LOCK-IN PERIOD UNDER THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONTRACT
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Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00022 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ON THE PURCHASE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO UNLOCK THE MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICES PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE LOCK-IN PERIOD UNDER THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONTRACT |
| SHORT TITLE : Consumer Protection On Mobile Communication Service Contract |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to allow mobile phone and data service consumers to request for the unlocking of their devices, for free, or for a reasonable fee, thus having a more dynamic marketplace as a result of promoting consumer choice and wireless competition. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD A. |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| NATURE : Economic |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Acosta-Alba (000 2018-07-25) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2016-10-03 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Seeks to allow mobile phone and data service consumers to request for the unlocking of their devices, for free, or for a reasonable fee, thus having a more dynamic marketplace as a result of promoting consumer choice and wireless competition
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