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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

COMMITTEE REPORT NO. _ 2270

Sith ad the Seats on Information and Communications Technology on

6364

Re 2 House Bill No.
Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 4596

Sponsor : Representative Sigftido R. Tiga

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Information and Communications Technology to which was
referred House Bill No. 4596 introduced by Rep. Anna York P. Bondoc, entitled:

“AN ACT
ESTABLISHING NUMBER PORTABILITY FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE

ERVICE”
has considered the same and recommends that the attached House Bill No. 6364
entitled

“AN ACT
ESTABLISHING NUMBER PORTABILITY FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

be approved in, substitution of House Bill No. 4596 with Representatives Anna York P.
Bondoc, Sigfrido R. Tinga, Teddy A. Casino, Raymond V. Palatino, Benjo A. Benaldo, Roman T.
Romulo, Joel Roy R. Duavit, Ben P. Evardone, Rene L. Relampagos and Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.
as authors thereof.

spectfully subsrfited:

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THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

C 62
House Bill N 8264
(In Substitution of House Bill No. 4596)

Introduced by Representatives Anna York P. Bondoc, Sigfrido R. Tinga, Teddy A, Casino.
Raymond V, Palatino, Benjo A. Benaldo, Roman T. Romulo, Joel Roy R. Duavit, Ben P.
Evardone, Rene L. Relampagos, Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. and Rufus B. Rodriguez

AN ACT
ABLISHING NUMBER PORTABILITY FOR MOBILE TELEPHONE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

VICE

Be in enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled.

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Mobile Telephone
Number Portability Act of 2012.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to ensure and promote
public interest and convenience in the country. The remarkable growth of mobile telephone
subscribers indicates that telecommunications is a public service needing reasonable

regulation so that the interest of consumers or mobile t

ephone subscribers can be better
protected. In view of this, the State shall promote the right of the consumers to choose the
type of telecommunications service and the service provider that best suit their needs.

SEC. 3. Applicability. - The provisions in this Act shall apply to all mobile telephone

service providers who are holders of a franchise and have been issued a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) or Provisional Authority (PA) from the National
‘Telecommunications Commission (NTC)

The option of telephone number portability may be availed of by natural or juridical
subscribers with mobile postpaid account and/or mobile prepaid account duly registered with
the telephone service provider.

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. ~ As used in this Act. the following terms are defined as

follows:


switch from a mobile postpaid account to a mobile prepaid account and vice versa has
no existing liability or outstanding obligations with the service provider.
The implementation of this Act shall be at no additional cost to the consumers.

SEC. 6. Appropriations. - The National Telecommunications Commission shall
immediately include in the Commission’s programs the implementation of this Act, the initial
funding of which shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the
Commission. Thereafter, such sums as maybe necessary for the continued implementation of
this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. - The provisions of this Act are hereby deemed distinct
and separable from each other. If any provision hereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions
which shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8, Repealing Clause. - All laws, orders, issuances and rules and regulations or
parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

. 9. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days

following its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,


FACT SHEET

House Bill No. _ 6364
(In Substitution of House Bill No. 4596)

MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY ACT OF 2012

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE ANNA YORK P. BONDOC

Committee Referral: COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY _
Committee Chairperson: REP. SIGFRIDO R. TINGA

OBJECTIVE:

* To promote easy and expedient mobile phone usage by allowing the

convenient transfer of a mobile phone subscriber from one service

provider to another whether postpaid or prepaid or vice versa, without
changing their mobile telephone number.

KEY PROVISIONS:

+ Requires all mobile telephone service providers to provide the subscribers
the option to retain their numbers at no extra cost

+ Allows number portability is allowed under the following conditions

a) The subscriber has duly registered his/her name and mobile
telephone number with the originating service provider;

b) The subscriber has no existing liability or outstanding
obligations with the originating service provider.

+ Provides that the option of telephone number portability may also be
availed of by natural or juridical subscribers with account duly registered

with the service provider.