The Office of the President rejected the appeal of businessman Mel Velarde’s News and Entertainment Network Corp. to operate pay television business, including the assignment of radio frequencies.
Malacanang denied Newsnet request to reverse a decision by the Anti-Red Tape Authority that nullified a previous ruling granting an automatic approval of the company’s application to install, operate and maintain a local multi-point distribution system or LMDS.
The OP said applications involving radio frequency assignments “is not within the coverage of Republic Act No. 11032 or The Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018, but is a sole function of the government regulatory body, which is the National Telecommunications Commission in this case.”
Newsnet filed an appeal with the OP to reverse the resolutions of ARTA that nullified the Feb. 12, 2020 declaration of completeness and order of automatic approval of Newsnet’s application to install, operate and maintain an LMDS to deliver interactive pay television and multimedia services nationwide in the 25.35GHz-26.35GHz frequency range.