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                    [ArticleID] => 660519
                    [Title] => Bill vs illegal cable, internet connections pushed
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The House of Representatives approves the plenary deliberation of the bill penalizing the illegal use of cable television and internet connections.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-25 13:51:36 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 558529 [Title] => Cable TV operators seek moratorium on new licenses [Summary] =>

Cable television (CATV) operators have asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to impose a moratorium on the issuance of licenses to new CATV companies to avoid over competition in an industry reeling from the effects of rampant cable signal piracy.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 481273 [Title] => Local group puts up satellite TV firm [Summary] =>

A group of local businessmen led by Solar Entertainment’s William Tieng and Solid Group’s David Lim has invested P250 million to establish the country’s newest direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television company called Global Satellite (GSAT).

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 448474 [Title] => Moratorium on CATV operators mulled [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the local cable television (CATV) industry are working on a measure that will impose a five to seven-year moratorium on the grant of licenses to new CATV operators to stop the overcrowding of the sector that has dampened revenues in the past years.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 19564 [Title] => Congress to probe illegal cable TV connections [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 19519 [Title] => Congress to probe illegal cable TV connections [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-10-08 20:49:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 10547 [Title] => ABS-CBN to swap P2.74-B notes of cable TV unit [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350401 [Title] => PLDT to sell its minority stake in Central CATV [Summary] => Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is keen on selling its minority stake in Central CATV Inc., the leading cable television company in the country.

PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan told The STAR that they are just waiting for the right offer to come along.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347783 [Title] => PLDT, Echostar of US tie up for DTH satellite TV venture [Summary] => An ambitious direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television venture via a three-way partnership among telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), US DTH leader Echostar Communications, and local DTH licensee GV Broadcasting may finally see light before the end of the year.

PLDT chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said in an interview that they, together with Echostar and GV, will hopefully start operations of a new DTH company before yearend.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310076 [Title] => NTC to regulate cable TV chatrooms [Summary] => Cable television (CATV) channels with chatroom formats will now be regulated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to ensure that only "wholesome" messages are shown on air.

CATV channels with "chatroom" formats refer to interactive channels that enable viewers to interact and send text messages via SMS (short message service) for reception by the viewing public.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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