AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO.
8450, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE
SOUTHERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT,
INSTALL, MAINTAIN, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE
CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO AND IN THE PROVINCES OF BUKIDNON, CEBU AND
ALBAY." |
Section
1. Sec. 1 of Republic Act No. 8450 is hereby amended
to read as follows: "Section
1. Nature and Scope of Franchise. – Subject to the
provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws, rules and
regulations, there is hereby granted to the Southern Telecommunications
Company, Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, its successors or
assigns, a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and
operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest, local
exchange network, including public calling stations or pay telephone
stations or wireless local loop and for such purposes provide basic
telephone service or other means related to the foregoing now known to
science or which in the future may be developed, in the City of Cagayan
de Oro and in the provinces of Bukidnon, Cebu and Albay, with extension
service coverage to the provinces of Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate,
Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Mountain
Province, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Bataan,
Isabela, Cagayan Valley, Batanes, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cordillera
Region, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Panay Island,
Siquijor, Palawan, Surigao Del Sur, Surigao Del Norte, Camiguin Island,
North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Lanao Del Sur, Maguindanao, Zamboanga
Del Norte, Zamboanga Del Sur and the Davao provinces, including all
component and chartered cities therein, for public domestic
telecommunications." Sec. 2. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication, upon the initiative of the grantee, in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. (Note:
Lapsed into law on April 9, 2001 without the signature of the
President, in accordance with Article VI, Sec. 27(1) of the Constitution.) |