Executive Order No. 59, signed by President Fidel V.

Ramos on February 24, 1993, telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and fully integrated
prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of authorized public
telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and fully integrated
nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private sector
investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines.
It also seeks to enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to
promote the State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications
structures suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
However, the order prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private
sector investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines.
It also seeks to enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to
promote the State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications
structures suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
Executive Order No. 109, signed by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 24, 1993,
prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of authorized public
nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private sector
investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines.
It also seeks to enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to
promote the State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications
structures suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
However, the order prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private
sector investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines.
It also seeks to enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to
promote the State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications
structures suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
Executive Order No. 196, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino on June 17, 1987, vests the
jurisdiction, control, and regulation over the Philippine Communications Satellite Corporation
with the National Telecommunications Commission.

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The order aims to supervise and regulate the activities of all satellite terminal stations with
satellite facilities for delivery to common carriers. It also seeks to enhance effective
competition in the telecommunications industry in order to promote the State policy of
providing the environment for the emergence of communications structures suitable to the
balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
However, the order prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private
sector investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines. It also seeks to
enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to promote the
State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications structures
suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
Executive Order No. 205, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino on June 30, 1987,
regulates the operation of Cable Antenna Television (CATV) systems in the Philippines.
The order aims to promote the general welfare and protect the public by regulating the
operation of CATV systems.
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It mandates that the operation of CATV systems in the Philippines shall be open to all citizens
of the Philippines, or to corporations, cooperatives, or associations wholly-owned and
managed by such citizens under a Certificate of Authority granted by the National
Telecommunications Commission.
The grantee shall pay the income tax levied under Title II of the National Internal Revenue
Code, as amended, and a franchise tax equivalent to three percent (3%) of all gross receipts
from business transacted under the Certificate of Authority. The National Telecommunications
Commission is authorized to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this
Executive Order.
However, the order prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private
sector investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines. It also seeks to
enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to promote the
State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications structures
suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.
Executive Order No. 436 is a policy guideline that regulates the operations of Cable Antenna
Television (CATV) systems in the Philippines.
The order aims to promote the general welfare and protect the public by regulating the
operation of CATV systems.
It mandates that the operation of CATV systems in the Philippines shall be open to all citizens
of the Philippines, or to corporations, cooperatives, or associations wholly-owned and
managed by such citizens under a Certificate of Authority granted by the National
Telecommunications Commission.
The grantee shall pay the income tax levied under Title II of the National Internal Revenue
Code, as amended, and a franchise tax equivalent to three percent (3%) of all gross receipts
from business transacted under the Certificate of Authority.
The National Telecommunications Commission is authorized to issue the necessary rules and
regulations to implement this Executive Order.
Executive Order No. 469 is an amendment to Executive Order No. 190 that was signed by
President Fidel V. Ramos on February 23, 1998.
The amendment added several functions to the National Information Technology Council
(NITC), including advising the President, Congress, and other sectors of government and
business on IT policy and its various aspects; coordinating and overseeing the implementation
of IT21 and its successor plans; harmonizing and coordinating all IT public initiatives,
programs, and projects to ensure their consistency with the goals of IT21; sourcing necessary
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funds both from the private and public sectors to support the implementation of the IT21;
promoting strategic partnership and alliances among local firms and institutions with leading
international R&D, educational and training institutions, technology providers, developers,
and manufacturers to speed up industry growth; creating and maintaining a national database
on IT as part of the national statistical system; and performing such other functions as may be
assigned by the President.
The amendment also revised the composition of the NITC and established a Secretariat to
provide technical and administrative support to the Council.
However, the order prescribes the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carriers in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater private
sector investment in telecommunications.
The order aims to promote advancement in the field of telecommunications and the expansion
of telecommunications services and facilities in all areas of the Philippines.
It also seeks to enhance effective competition in the telecommunications industry in order to
promote the State policy of providing the environment for the emergence of communications
structures suitable to the balanced flow of information into, out of, and across the country.
The order mandates the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that all
users of the public telecommunications service have access to all other users of the service
wherever they may be within the Philippines at an acceptable standard of service and at
reasonable cost.