I’m glad that the Philippine Govt and the major TelCos have decided to send out text messages during emergencies to ensure that the “raining radiation hoax” won’t happen again.
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). […]
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 […]
The NBI is proposing a bill that will allow regulating devices that connect to the Internet. This includes the following: laptops, desktops, SIM cards, WiFi routers, modems, etc. At least two Senators have already commented against this, yet I don’t think they can see the possible problems that can arise out of this. Besides the […]
“Hell is full of good intentions or desires.” Saint Bernard of Clairvaux The Registration for prepaid SIM cards Bill, if approved by the Philippines Congress, is just begging to be abused by both the government sector and crime syndicates. Although the intention of this bill is pretty obvious and admirable, we also need to look […]