PLDT Inc. said it will mount a court challenge to the Konektadong Pinoy bill if it is signed into law.
“We are hoping that it will not be signed into law by the President but if it is, then we may have to go to the courts and raise the issue of its constitutionality,” according to Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino, PLDT senior legal advisor to the Chairman, told reporters on the sidelines of the company’s financial briefing on Tuesday.
Ms. Victorio-Aquino, who also serves as the telco’s corporate secretary, said the measure, which aims to increase internet access by relaxing regulations and allowing more entrants into the data transmission industry, is subject to challenge on a number of fronts, with PLDT ready to go it alone if other telcos decide not to join its legal challenge.
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