Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL CELLULAR AND WIRELESS TELEPHONE PROGRAM
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00567 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL CELLULAR AND WIRELESS TELEPHONE PROGRAM | |
| SHORT TITLE : National Cellular and Wireless Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "National Cellular and Wireless Act of 2004". The bill directs the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to implement a five-year (5 year) National Cellular and Wireless Telephone Program using a combination of government and private investments in an environment of free competition and mandatory interconnection. It further mandates that all landline telephone programs of the government be accordingly revised and contracts under negotiation be programmed and redirected towards the enforcement of the program. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Amin (010 ) | 2. Zamora (017 ) |
| 3. Chatto (070 ) | |
| 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 2004-07-28; |
Abstract
"National Cellular and Wireless Act of 2004". The bill directs the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to implement a five-year (5 year) National Cellular and Wireless Telephone Program using a combination of government and private investments in an environment of free competition and mandatory interconnection. It further mandates that all landline telephone programs of the government be accordingly revised and contracts under negotiation be programmed and redirected towards the enforcement of the program.
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