Monthly Archives: March 2011

NTC says Broadband can be regulated

Looks like the NTC is actually listening to Internet broadband users now as they said that broadband internet services CAN be regulated. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) last week said that broadband Internet services can be regulated, not withstanding provisions in the law saying that value-added services (VAS) are deregulated. I hope this means better […]

Broadband Internet is not a Value Added Service

The NTC believes, and continues to believe that broadband is a value added service. Value added service is another speak for, “add on.” NTC believes that this isn’t the telco’s main business, but their side business. Source I think it’s time for the National Telecommunications Committee (NTC) to review its definition of Value-Added Service (VAS). […]

Suggestion on how the Philippine govt should react to text hoaxes

A few days ago, at the beginning of the Japan nuclear radiation crisis, a text was passed all around the Philippines stating that at a particular time of the day, it will rain acid due to the radiation coming from Japan (or something to that effect). Of course this was immediately debunked by scientists, yet […]

Free: Energy, Software, and World

My wish is to see in my lifetime is free energy powering free software in a free world. Free Software: more than just the free price Right now all I can have is Free Software since it costs nothing to use it (if you don’t count the electric and Internet bill that is). I’ve decided […]