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[G.R. No. 188655] NEXT MOBILE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 189221] NEXT MOBILE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENT, EXPRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. INC., RESPONDENT-IN-INTERVENTION. [G.R. No. 191656] NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PETITIONER, EXPRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. INC., PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. VS. BAYAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 205603] MULTI-MEDIA TELEPHONY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PACIFIC WIRELESS, INC., CONNECTIVITY UNLIMITED RESOURCE ENTERPRISE, INC., AZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC., NEXT MOBILE INC., SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., GLOBE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., BAYAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., DIGITEL MOBILE PHILIPPINES, INC., CAPITOL WIRELESS, INC., AND NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS, EXPRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. INC., OPPOSITOR-IN-INTERVENTION.

G.R. No. 188655 | 2023-11-13

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
Republic Act No. 7925, or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act of the Philippines, declares as part of its national policy, that radio frequency spectrum as "a scarce public resource" shall only be allocated "to service providers who will use it efficiently and effectively to meet public demand for telecommunications service and may avail of new and cost-effective technologies in the use of methods for its utilization."[1] The National Telecommunications Commission, as the primary administrator of this public resource, has the full discretion to assess and evaluate...