Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02251 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF CONVERGING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES |
| SHORT TITLE : Covergence Policy Act of the Philippines of 2004 |
| ABSTRACT : "Convergence Policy Act of the Philippines of 2004." This bill defines "convergence" as the progressive integration of segments of the information and content industries, including telecommunications, broadcasting, electronic commerce and data processing, into a single economic market based on distributed digital technology. It provides for the management of an orderly transition from the existing arrangements of traditional communications industry structures to a more globalised convergence environment; the development of a national framework that responds to global opportunities and challenges of convergence, and the establishment of transparent and stable regulatory and administrative processes that encourage competition; the delegation of respective powers and functions of the DOTC and the NTC; and the Government's powers to develop specific implementation arrangements as the need arises. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PARAS, JACINTO V. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-08-09 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Figueroa (018 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2004-11-09 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS on 2004-08-16; |
Abstract
"Convergence Policy Act of the Philippines of 2004." This bill defines "convergence" as the progressive integration of segments of the information and content industries, including telecommunications, broadcasting, electronic commerce and data processing, into a single economic market based on distributed digital technology. It provides for the management of an orderly transition from the existing arrangements of traditional communications industry structures to a more globalised convergence environment; the development of a national framework that responds to global opportunities and challenges of convergence, and the establishment of transparent and stable regulatory and administrative processes that encourage competition; the delegation of respective powers and functions of the DOTC and the NTC; and the Government's powers to develop specific implementation arrangements as the need arises.'
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