CA has maintained its 2023 decision dismissing NOW Telecom Company Inc.’s petition for mandamus against NTC.
The Court of Appeals has maintained its 2023 decision dismissing NOW Telecom Company Inc.’s petition for mandamus against the National Telecommunications Commission concerning the telco's application for cellular mobile telephone service using specific frequency ranges.In a four-page resolution, promulgated in February 29, 2024, the CA’s Special Ninth Division denied the motion for reconsideration filed by NOW Telecom to overturn the Appellate court’s September 2023 ruling.
The ARTA declared that NOW Telecom's application for a provisional authority to operate in the frequency range 1970 MHz - 1980 MHz paired with 2160 MHz to 2170 MHz and 3.6 GHz to 3.8 GHz frequency ranges, was automatically approved by operation of law, specifically Republic Act 11032, otherwise known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018.