REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1304 - AN
ACT GRANTING THE MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT AND LAND BASED RADIO
STATIONS AND LAND MOBILE SERVICE FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES |
Section 1. There
is hereby granted to the Manila Electric Company, its successors or
assigns, a franchise to construct, maintain and operate in the
Philippines, at such places as the Company may select subject to the
approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, private
fixed point-to-point and land based radio stations and land mobile
service for the reception and transmission of wireless messages on
radiotelegraphy or radio telephony.cralaw Sec. 2. The President of the Philippines shall have the power and authority to permit the location of said private fixed point-to-point and land based radio stations and land mobile service on lands of the public domain upon such terms as he may prescribe.cralaw Sec. 3. The grantee shall not engage in domestic business of telecommunications in the Philippines without further special assent of the Congress of the Philippines, it being understood that the purpose of this franchise is to secure to the grantee the right to construct, install, maintain and operate radio stations within the Philippines as the interest of the Company and of its business may justify.cralaw Sec. 4. This franchise shall be for a period of twenty-five years from the date of its approval: Provided, That the holder of the franchise herein granted shall start the operation of said stations within one year from the approval of this Act.cralaw Sec. 5. The grantee shall so construct and operate its radio stations as not to interfere with the operation of other radio stations maintained and operated in the Philippines.cralaw Sec. 6. The grantee is authorized to operate its
private radio stations on the frequency and/or frequencies assigned to
it by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications. Sec. 8. This franchise shall be subject to
amendment, alteration, or repeal by the Congress of the Philippines
when the public interest so requires, and shall not be interpreted as
an exclusive grant of the privilege herein provided for. Approved: June 16, 1955 |