REPUBLIC ACT NO. 653 - AN ACT GRANTING TO THE CEBU PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIOTELEPHONE STATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. A temporary permit is hereby granted to the Cebu Portland Cement Company, as long as it remains a government controlled corporation, to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain fixed point-to-point private radiotelephone stations at its plant in Tinaan, Naga, Cebu, and at its central office in Manila, subject to the provisions of existing laws and regulations.

SEC. 2. This temporary permit shall continue to be in force during the time that the Government has not established similar service at the places selected by the grantee, and is granted upon the express condition that the holder of the temporary permit herein granted shall start the operation thereof within one and a half years from the approval of said temporary permit. Failure to comply with this requirement shall ipso facto cancel and void this temporary permit.

SEC. 3. The said stations shall be so located, constructed, and operated, that no interference shall be caused to other radio services.

SEC. 4. The said stations shall be operated by duly licensed operators only and shall be used exclusively by the grantee in transmitting and receiving official messages and communications in relation to its business.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 16, 1951.