Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES PROVIDING MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICES TO CHARGE MOBILE TELEPHONE USERS FOR EVERY SIX SECOND PULSE OF USAGE AND TO REQUIRE SUCH SERVICE OPERATORS TO GIVE A DETAILED BILLING FOR PREPAID SUBSCRIBERS
Date filed
August 17, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02452 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES PROVIDING MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICES TO CHARGE MOBILE TELEPHONE USERS FOR EVERY SIX SECOND PULSE OF USAGE AND TO REQUIRE SUCH SERVICE OPERATORS TO GIVE A DETAILED BILLING FOR PREPAID SUBSCRIBERS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Truth in Mobile Telephone Billing Act | |
| ABSTRACT : "Truth in Mobile Telephone Billing Act." The bill requires mobile telephone service providers to bill subscribers for actual air time usage, i.e., every 6-second pulse of usage which translates to one-tenth (1/10) of a minute. It also directs the service providers to furnish pre-paid subscribers with a detailed billing upon presentation of the consumed pre-paid card at designated business centers of the providers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : REMULLA, GILBERT C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-08-17 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (034 ) | 2. Villanueva (034 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2006-02-21 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05283 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2005-02-02 | |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS on 2004-08-24; |
Abstract
"Truth in Mobile Telephone Billing Act." The bill requires mobile telephone service providers to bill subscribers for actual air time usage, i.e., every 6-second pulse of usage which translates to one-tenth (1/10) of a minute. It also directs the service providers to furnish pre-paid subscribers with a detailed billing upon presentation of the consumed pre-paid card at designated business centers of the providers.'
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