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Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. vs Telecommunications Technologies, Inc.

EASTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES, INC. and TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Petitioners, versus INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 135992 | 2004-07-23

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

The role of the telecommunications industry in Philippine progress and development cannot be understated. Time was when the industry was dominated by a few -- an oligarchy of sorts where the elite made the decisions and serfdom had no choice but acquiesce. Sensing the need to abrogate their dominion, the government formulated policies in order to create an environment conducive to the entry of new players. Thus, in October 1990, the National Telecommunications Development Plan 1991-2010 (NTDP) was formulated and came into being. Designed by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), the...