Calida warns NTC against granting provisional authority to ABS-CBN

In a statement, Solicitor General Jose Calida emphasized that only Congress can grant franchises to public utilities, including broadcasting companies, for them to operate in the country.

The ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler

In a statement, Calida emphasized that only Congress can grant franchises to public utilities, including broadcasting companies, for them to operate in the country. He also outlined the process for broadcast companies to get provisional authority, which requires a franchise from Congress and a pending application for a Certificate of Public Convenience from the NTC.

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