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The Supreme Court (SC) has officially denied the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) petition to lower SMS message rates to PHP 0.80 and refund subscribers. It has done this via a Court of Appeals ruling blocking the NTC's mandate. The petition was based on a circular released by the NTC in 2011, pushing for a decrease in off-net interconnection rates (network-to-network backend fees) from PHP 0.35 to PHP 0.15. Unfortunately this did not happen, so the NTC released another mandate in 2012 ordering the major telecom players to limit their SMS fees to a maximum of PHP 0.80 per text. The NTC has claimed that the telecoms have not cooperated with the SMS rate reductions as they should have over the years, which means they are obligated to refund the PHP 0.20/text amounts over the years - totalling to a hefty PHP 17+ billion (based on internal calculations) to all subscribers. Read more in our articles including "SC reaffirms ruling, blocking NTC lowering of SMS fee to PHP 0.80" and "BDO Pay unveils discounts, rewards for everyday payments".

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What is NTC decision?

The Supreme Court (SC) has officially denied the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) petition to lower SMS message rates to PHP 0.80 and refund subscribers. It has done this via a Court of Appeals ruling blocking the NTC's mandate.

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The petition was based on a circular released by the NTC in 2011, pushing for a decrease in off-net interconnection rates (network-to-network backend fees) from PHP 0.35 to PHP 0.15. Unfortunately this did not happen, so the NTC released another mandate in 2012 ordering the major telecom players to limit their SMS fees to a maximum of PHP 0.80 per text. The NTC has claimed that the telecoms have not cooperated with the SMS rate reductions as they should have over the years, which means they are obligated to refund the PHP 0.20/text amounts over the years - totalling to a hefty PHP 17+ billion (based on internal calculations) to all subscribers.

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Our coverage of NTC decision includes: "SC reaffirms ruling, blocking NTC lowering of SMS fee to PHP 0.80"; "BDO Pay unveils discounts, rewards for everyday payments"; "Apple updates Creator Studio with new AI-powered tools". Each article provides unique insights and information.