Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROMOTING OPEN ACCESS IN DATA TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Short Title
OPEN ACCESS IN DATA TRANSMISSION ACT
Text as Filed (File)
Text as filed (link)
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
41
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Senate Legis Intranet Link
Bill Status
Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14
Committee Details
Primary Committee
House Committee Report link
House Counterpart
Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
December 12, 2022
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMOTING OPEN ACCESS IN DATA TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, JUDE A. ACIDRE, CHRISTIAN TELL A. YAP, JURDIN JESUS M. ROMUALDO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022; 12/14/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; [ 2023 ] 1/23/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and PUBLIC SERVICES; 5/22/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMOTING OPEN ACCESS IN DATA TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, JUDE A. ACIDRE, CHRISTIAN TELL A. YAP, JURDIN JESUS M. ROMUALDO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022; 12/14/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; [ 2023 ] 1/23/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and PUBLIC SERVICES; 5/22/2023 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to promote the construction and development of reliable, affordable, open, and accessible data networks that transmit fast and quality information; Proposes to create an environment within the data transmission industry that is conducive to open, fair and innovation-propelled competition; Mandates interconnection among data transmission participants to avoid dominance by a single player or by a group of data providers; Intends to clarify the role of the National Telecommunications Commission to maximize the utilization of radio spectrum resources in the allocation and assignments of finite resources in the transmission of data; Provides NTC additional power to promote a more conducive environment for data networks.
Significance