#House Bill 7479

A house bill aims to impose a per-day fine amounting to PHP 1 million to telcos that will fail to meet the mandatory internet speed. The House Bill 7479, also known as the Public Telecommunications Act of the Philippines, gives responsibility to the National Telecommunications Commission in "ensuring quality, safety, reliability, security, compatibility, and interoperability of telecommunication facilities and services, including all types of internet connection services. As stated by House Bill 7479 author and Makati City Representative Luis Campos Jr. The House of Representatives of the Philippines approved House Bill No. House Bill 8468 still needs approval on third and final reading before it can move forward in the legislative process. The US House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote (352-65), has recently passed a bill forcing ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a potential ban in the US. Read more in our articles including "House Bill seeks PHP 1M per day fine to telcos with slow internet" and "House approves Digital Payments Bill on second reading".