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GMA Network, Inc. Vs. National Telecommunications Commission

GMA NETWORK, INC., Petitioner, vs. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 196112 | 2014-02-26

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 are the Decision2 dated October 12, 2010 and a Resolution3 dated March 9, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 112437 which affirmed the Orders dated May 25, 20094 and January 8, 20105 of respondent National Telecommunications Commission in BMC Case No. 93-538, imposing a fine against petitioner GMA Network, Inc. for operating a radio station with an ex:pired provisional authority.

The Facts

Petitioner GMA Network, Inc. (GMA), formerly known as Republic  Broadcasting System, Inc., is a Filipino-owned domestic corporation engaged...