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FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (SERVICE PROVIDER) TO CHARGE AND COLLECT ADVANCE MONTHLY SERVICE FEES/MONTHLY RECURRING FEES/HANDSET COSTS FROM ALL SUBSCRIBERS AVAILING FOR A POSTPAID SUBSCRIPTION, TO PROMOTE CONSUMER PROTECTION UNDER ITS SERVICE CONTRACT, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 11, 2018
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07917 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING ALL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (SERVICE PROVIDER) TO CHARGE AND COLLECT ADVANCE MONTHLY SERVICE FEES/MONTHLY RECURRING FEES/HANDSET COSTS FROM ALL SUBSCRIBERS AVAILING FOR A POSTPAID SUBSCRIPTION, TO PROMOTE CONSUMER PROTECTION UNDER ITS SERVICE CONTRACT, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to protect consumers of postpaid subscriptions under a service contract by prohibiting telecom companies to charge advance monthly service fees, monthly recurring fees and handset costs and penalizing such service providers for violation of this Act. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMERO, MICHAEL ODYLON L., Ph.D. |
| DATE FILED : 2018-07-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Tambunting (000 2018-08-14) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2018-07-30 |
Abstract
Aims to protect consumers of postpaid subscriptions under a service contract by prohibiting telecom companies to charge advance monthly service fees, monthly recurring fees and handset costs and penalizing such service providers for violation of this Act
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