#ntc refund

The Court of Appeals has placed a TRO (temporary restraining order) on the demand of the NTC for a refund of almost Php7 billion to subscribers. The court is also giving NTC 10 days to show cause, otherwise the TRO might become permanent. Last May, the NTC has ordered all telcos to refund their subscribers for over-charging after a decision was made back in 2011 that SMS should only cost Php0.80 instead of Php1.00. The NTC has computed that because of this, telcos owe the consumers about Php7 billion. After asking for motion for reconsideration from the NTC, the telcos have escalated the issue to the Court of Appeals. The appeal has now been granted due to several reasons: * Telcos claim that the NTC has no power to make such orders for a refund. In 2014, Smart, Sun and PLDT approached the Court of Appeals to stop the Php7 billion refund ordered by the NTC and reduce the rate of text messages to Php0.80. In June 27, the CA has announced its ruling and stated that the NTC did not have legal basis and did not follow due process. Read more in our articles including "Court of Appeals stops refund order of NTC" and "Microsoft extends Windows 10 lifespan for another year... again".