'NOW plea to nullify NTC circular still pending before CA'

The petition of NOW Telecom Co. Inc. to have the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)’s bidding guidelines for the entry of a new major player (NMP) in the telco industry declared unconstitutional is still pending before the Court of Appeals (CA), the company said yesterday.

- DAPHNE GALVEZ

 

NOW earlier filed a complaint before a regional trial court (RTC) against NTC’s Memorandum Circular No. 09-09-2018, which contained the bidding guidelines, indicating that some provisions of the circular are “excessive, confiscatory and violative of due process.”

The telco firm also sought a temporary restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction, which the RTC denied.

When elevated to the CA, the appellate court also denied the plea.