NTC MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 06-07-2009, July 15, 2009

[ NTC MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 06-07-2009, July 15, 2009 ]

SUSPENSION OF THE EFFECTIVITY OF PARAGRAPH “4” OF MC NO. 03-07-2009, GUIDELINES ON PREPAID LOADS

WHEREAS, Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 03-07-2009 prescribes the validity/expiry periods of prepaid loads;

WHEREAS, paragraph 4 of MC No. 03-07-2009 provides that “For each new load that is purchased, the amount of the unused loads earlier purchased that are still within the validity period shall be added to and accumulate to the new load. The new minimum validity or expiry period shall be based on the sum of the new load plus the unused load. For purposes of illustration if for example a subscriber has an unused load of PhP2.00 and a PhP10.00 new load is purchased, the new validity or expiry period shall be fifteen (15) days”;

WHEREAS, further consultation with the suppliers of software and intelligent network platform showed that there is a need for sufficient time for hardware acquisition, software development, testing and deployment;

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Commission hereby suspends the implementation of Paragraph “4” of MC No. 03-07-2009 until further notice.

This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 15 July 2009

(SGD.) RUEL V. CANOBAS

Commissioner

(SGD.) JAIME M. FORTES, JR.

Deputy Commissioner

(SGD.) DOUGLAS MICHAEL N. MALLILLIN

Deputy Commissioner