Congress urged to pass law on frequency reallocation

Manila, June 26 -- An Internet rights advocacy group is urging the incoming 18th Congress to pass a law that will mandate the reallocation of frequency spectrums to new players in the local telco industry, once it starts its session next month.

Democracy.Net.PH co-founder Pierre Tito Galla said spectrum management reform is urgent in order to ensure equitable allocation of frequencies amid the entry of the third telco player.

"Our spectrum management model is outdated. Spectrum licenses last for a lifetime of a franchise around 25 years. Government is not able to reallocate or re-farm frequencies for the new players. What we want is for spectrum management reform to happen," Galla said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on th...