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National Telecommunications Commission
Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon
	; National Telecommunications Commission Central Office, Quezon City
Agency overview
Formed	July 23, 1979
Jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines
Headquarters	Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue (BIR Road), East Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City
Annual budget	₱535.27 million (2023)
Agency executives	Atty. Ella Blanca B. Lopez, Commissioner; Atty. Jon Paulo V. Salvahan, Deputy Commissioner; Engr. Alvin Bernard N. Blanco, Deputy Commissioner;
Parent agency	Department of Information and Communications Technology
Website	ntc.gov.ph
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The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC; Template:Lang-fil) is an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and radio and television networks throughout the Philippines.

History

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was created under Executive Order No. 546 promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau, which were abolished in the same Order.

Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and television networks throughout the country. For the effective enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and promotes guidelines, rules, and regulations on the establishment, operation, and maintenance of various telecommunications facilities and services nationwide.

Although independent as its regulatory and quasi-judicial functions are concerned, the NTC remains under the administrative supervision of the Department of Information and Communication Technology as an attached agency. However, with respect to its quasi-judicial functions, NTC's decisions are appealable only and directly to the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Timeline

1927: Act No. 3396 known as the Ship Radio Station Law was enacted. The Radio Construction and Maintenance Section, the first radio regulatory office was charged to enforce the said law.
1931: Act No. 3846 known as the Radio Control Law was enacted. The Radio Control Division in the Bureau of Post was created under the jurisdiction of the then Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
1939: The Radio Control Division was transferred to the Department of National Defense which was organized pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1947: The Radio Control Division was again transferred to the Department of Commerce and Industry which was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
1951: Republic Act No. 1476 was enacted abolishing the Radio Control Board.
1962: Department Order 51 was issued changing the name of the Radio Control Division to the Radio Control Office.
1972: The Board of Communications (BOC) was created under the Integrated Reorganization Law. It was the first quasi-judicial body with adjudicatory powers on matters involving telecommunications services.
1974: The Radio Control Office was renamed the Telecommunications Control Bureau.
1979: By virtue of Executive Order No. 546, the TCB and the BOC were integrated into a single entity now known as the National Telecommunications Commission. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which was created under the same Order has administrative jurisdiction over the NTC.
1987: President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order 125-A making the NTC an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
2004: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 269 creating the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) and transferring the NTC from the DOTC to the CICT.
2005: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 454 transferring the NTC back to the DOTC.
2008: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 648 transferring the NTC back to the CICT.
2011: President Benigno Aquino III issued Executive Order No. 47 which retains the NTC under the Office of the President as part of the Other Executive Offices (OEO)
2016: President Benigno Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10844 creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and making the NTC an attached agency of the newly created executive department.
2020: The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order to permanently close down the entire ABS-CBN broadcast, including Sports and Action, Movie Central and DZMM. The legislative franchise expired on May 4 without renewal.

Effectiveness

The National Telecommunications Commission has been "hands off" since 1995 with the passage of Republic Act No. 7925^[2] which has effectively deregulated and privatized the telecom industry. It is argued, that the "hands off" approach resulted in the Philippines having one of the slowest Internet in Asia.^[3] The NTC itself stated the said law is the "reason why the government has difficulty in regulating internet service today."^[4]

Head

The NTC is headed by a commissioner appointed by the President.

List of commissioners

Commissioner	From	To
Ceferino C. Carreon	August 23, 1979	March 14, 1986
Tomas C. Reyes	March 14, 1986	April 1, 1986
Jose Luis A. Alcuaz	March 23, 1987	November 12, 1989
Josefina T. Lichauco (acting)	November 13, 1989	September 3, 1991
Mariano E. Benedicto II	September 4, 1991	January 7, 1993
Simeon L. Kintanar	January 7, 1993	January 31, 1998
Fidelo Q. Dumlao (acting)	February 1, 1998	July 15, 1998
Ponciano V. Cruz Jr.	July 16, 1998	December 14, 1998
Joseph A. Santiago	December 16, 1998	February 8, 2001
Agustin R. Bengzon (acting)	February 12, 2001	February 25, 2001
Eliseo M. Rio Jr.	February 26, 2001	June 3, 2002
Armi Jane R. Borje	June 3, 2002	January 16, 2004
Ronald O. Solis	January 19, 2004	November 29, 2006
Abraham R. Abesamis	November 30, 2006	August 10, 2007
Ruel V. Canobas	August 13, 2007	July 31, 2009
Gamaliel A. Cordoba	August 1, 2009	October 20, 2022
Ella Blanca B. Lopez	October 20, 2022^[A]	Incumbent

Notes:

^A Served as Officer in Charge until February 7, 2023.

References

^ D. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
^ Republic Act No. 7925 (March 1, 1995), Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines, archived from the original on June 12, 2016, retrieved June 27, 2016
^ "National broadband only way to break telco duopoly". June 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
^ "PH Internet slowest in ASEAN". July 26, 2014. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

External links

Media related to National Telecommunications Commission (Philippines) at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[GAAFY2023-1] D. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[2] Republic Act No. 7925 (March 1, 1995), Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines, archived from the original on June 12, 2016, retrieved June 27, 2016

[3] "National broadband only way to break telco duopoly". June 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

[4] "PH Internet slowest in ASEAN". July 26, 2014. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

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-The '''National Telecommunications Commission''' ('''NTC'''; {{lang-fil|Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon}}) is an attached agency of the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and television and radio networks throughout the [[Philippines]].
+The '''National Telecommunications Commission''' ('''NTC'''; {{lang-fil|Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon}}) is an attached agency of the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and radio and television networks throughout the [[Philippines]].
 ==History==
-The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was created under Executive Order No. 546 promulgated on July 4, 1977, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau, which were abolished in the same Order.
+The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) was created under Executive Order No. 546 promulgated on July 23, 1979, and conferred with regulatory and quasi-judicial functions taken over from the Board of Communications and the Telecommunications Control Bureau, which were abolished in the same Order.
 Primarily, the NTC is the sole body that exercises jurisdiction over the supervision, adjudication and control over all telecommunications services and television networks throughout the country. For the effective enforcement of this responsibility, it adopts and promotes guidelines, rules, and regulations on the establishment, operation, and maintenance of various telecommunications facilities and services nationwide.
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 ===Timeline===
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-* 1927: Act No. 3396 known as the Ship Radio Station Law was enacted. The Radio Construction and Maintenance Section, the first radio regulatory office was charged to enforce the said law.
+* 1927: [https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%203396 Act No. 3396] known as the Ship Radio Station Law was enacted. The Radio Construction and Maintenance Section, the first radio regulatory office was charged to enforce the said law.
 * 1931: Act No. 3846 known as the Radio Control Law was enacted. The Radio Control Division in the Bureau of Post was created under the jurisdiction of the then Secretary of Commerce and Communications.
-* 1939: The Radio Control Division was transferred to the [[Department of National Defense (Philippines)|Department of National Defense]] which was organized pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
+* 1939: The Radio Control Division was transferred to the [[Department of National Defense (Philippines)|Department of National Defense]] which was organized pursuant to [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1939/10/31/executive-order-no-230-s-1939/ Executive Order No. 230].
-* 1947: The Radio Control Division was again transferred to the Department of Commerce and Industry which was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 230.
+* 1947: The Radio Control Division was again transferred to the [[Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|Department of Commerce and Industry]] which was created pursuant to [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1949/06/20/executive-order-no-230-s-1949/ Executive Order No. 230].
-* 1951: Republic Act 1476 was enacted abolishing the Radio Control Board.
+* 1951: [https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1956/ra_1476_1956.html Republic Act No. 1476] was enacted abolishing the Radio Control Board.
 * 1962: Department Order 51 was issued changing the name of the Radio Control Division to the Radio Control Office.
 * 1972: The Board of Communications (BOC) was created under the Integrated Reorganization Law. It was the first quasi-judicial body with adjudicatory powers on matters involving telecommunications services.
 * 1974: The Radio Control Office was renamed the Telecommunications Control Bureau.
-* 1979: By virtue of Executive Order 546, the TCB and the BOC were integrated into a single entity now known as the National Telecommunications Commission. The [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]], which was created under the same Order has administrative jurisdiction over the NTC.
+* 1979: By virtue of [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1979/07/23/executive-order-no-546-s-1979/ Executive Order No. 546], the TCB and the BOC were integrated into a single entity now known as the National Telecommunications Commission. The [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Ministry of Transportation and Communications]], which was created under the same Order has administrative jurisdiction over the NTC.
-* 1987: President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order 125-A making the NTC an attached agency of the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation and Communications]] (DOTC).
+* 1987: President [[Corazon Aquino]] issued [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/04/13/executive-order-no-125-a-s-1987/ Executive Order 125-A] making the NTC an attached agency of the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation and Communications]] (DOTC).
-* 2004: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 269 creating the [[Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)|Commission on Information and Communications Technology]] (CICT) and transferring the NTC from the DOTC to the CICT.
+* 2004: President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] issued [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2004/01/12/executive-order-no-269-s-2004/ Executive Order No. 269] creating the [[Commission on Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)|Commission on Information and Communications Technology]] (CICT) and transferring the NTC from the DOTC to the CICT.
-* 2005: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 454 transferring the NTC back to the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|DOTC]].
+* 2005: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2005/08/16/executive-order-no-454-s-2005/ Executive Order No. 454] transferring the NTC back to the [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|DOTC]].
-* 2008: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 648 transferring the NTC back to the CICT.
+* 2008: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 648 transferring the NTC back to the CICT.
-* 2011: President Benigno S. Aquino III issued Executive Order No. 47 (June 23, 2011) which retains the NTC under the [[Office of the President (Philippines)|Office of the President]] as part of the Other Executive Offices (OEO)
+* 2011: President [[Benigno Aquino III]] issued [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2011/06/23/executive-order-no-47-s-2011/ Executive Order No. 47] which retains the NTC under the [[Office of the President (Philippines)|Office of the President]] as part of the Other Executive Offices (OEO)
-* 2016: President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10844 creating the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] (DICT) and making the NTC an attached agency of the newly created executive department.
+* 2016: President Benigno Aquino III signed [https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2016/05/23/republic-act-no-10844/ Republic Act No. 10844] creating the [[Department of Information and Communications Technology]] (DICT) and making the NTC an attached agency of the newly created executive department.
+* 2020: The National Telecommunications Commission issued a [[Cease and desist|cease and desist order]] to [[Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting|permanently close down]] the entire [[ABS-CBN]] broadcast, including [[ABS-CBN Sports and Action|Sports and Action]], [[Movie Central (Philippine TV channel)|Movie Central]] and [[DZMM]]. The legislative franchise expired on May 4 without renewal.
 ==Effectiveness==
-The National Telecommunications Commission has been "hands off" since 1995 with the passage of Republic Act No. 7925<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7925_1995.html|title=Republic Act No. 7925|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612061929/http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7925_1995.html|archive-date=June 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> which has effectively deregulated and privatized the telecom industry. It is argued, that the "hands off" approach resulted in the Philippines having one of the slowest Internet in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/95379/national-broadband-way-break-telco-duopoly|title=National broadband only way to break telco duopoly|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627134118/http://opinion.inquirer.net/95379/national-broadband-way-break-telco-duopoly|archive-date=June 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The NTC itself stated the said law is the "reason why the government has difficulty in regulating internet service today."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/37815/ph-slowest-internet-speed-in-asean|title=PH Internet slowest in ASEAN|date=July 26, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723114056/http://technology.inquirer.net/37815/ph-slowest-internet-speed-in-asean|archive-date=July 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The National Telecommunications Commission has been "hands off" since 1995 with the passage of Republic Act No. 7925<ref>{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=7925|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7925_1995.html|title=Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines|date= March 1, 1995|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612061929/http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7925_1995.html|archive-date=June 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> which has effectively deregulated and privatized the telecom industry. It is argued, that the "hands off" approach resulted in the Philippines having one of the slowest Internet in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/95379/national-broadband-way-break-telco-duopoly|title=National broadband only way to break telco duopoly|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627134118/http://opinion.inquirer.net/95379/national-broadband-way-break-telco-duopoly|archive-date=June 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The NTC itself stated the said law is the "reason why the government has difficulty in regulating internet service today."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/37815/ph-slowest-internet-speed-in-asean|title=PH Internet slowest in ASEAN|date=July 26, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723114056/http://technology.inquirer.net/37815/ph-slowest-internet-speed-in-asean|archive-date=July 23, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Head==
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 | Fidelo Q. Dumlao ''(acting)'' || February 1, 1998 || July 15, 1998
 |-
-| Ponciano V. Cruz, Jr. || July 16, 1998 || December 14, 1998
+| Ponciano V. Cruz Jr. || July 16, 1998 || December 14, 1998
 |-
 | [[Joseph Santiago|Joseph A. Santiago]] || December 16, 1998 || February 8, 2001
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 | Agustin R. Bengzon ''(acting)'' || February 12, 2001 || February 25, 2001
 |-
-| [[Eliseo Rio Jr.|Eliseo M. Rio, Jr.]] || February 26, 2001 || June 3, 2002
+| [[Eliseo Rio Jr.|Eliseo M. Rio Jr.]] || February 26, 2001 || June 3, 2002
 |-
 | Armi Jane R. Borje || June 3, 2002 || January 16, 2004
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 | Ruel V. Canobas || August 13, 2007 || July 31, 2009
 |-
-| [[Gamaliel Cordoba|Gamaliel Asis Cordoba]] || August 1, 2009 || October 20, 2022
+| [[Gamaliel Cordoba|Gamaliel A. Cordoba]] || August 1, 2009 || October 20, 2022
+|-
+| Ella Blanca B. Lopez  || October 20, 2022{{ref label|pres|A|A}} || Incumbent
 |}
+{{smalldiv|1=
+'''Notes:'''
+*{{note label|pres|A|A}} Served as [[Officer in Charge (Philippines)|Officer in Charge]] until February 7, 2023.
+}}
 ==See also==
 *[[Department of Information and Communications Technology (Philippines)|Department of Information and Communications Technology]]
-*[[ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy]]
+*[[Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting|ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy]]
+*[[Internet censorship in the Philippines]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-{{Commons category}}
+*{{Commons category-inline}}
 *{{Official website}}
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 [[Category:Government agencies established in 1979]]
-[[Category:1977 establishments in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:1979 establishments in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:Establishments by Philippine executive order]]

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