In compliance with Executive Order 197, dated January 13, 2000, directing all government agencies and government-owned or controlled corporations, to increase their rates of fees and charges by not less than twenty percent (20%) and Executive Order 218 providing further guidelines thereof, as implemented by DOF-DBM Joint Circular No. 2000-2 of the Department of Finance and the Department of Budget and Management dated April 4, 2000 and pursuant to Executive Order No. 546, the following revised schedule of administrative fees and charges including additional fees and charges, respectively, of the National Telecommunications Commission is hereby approved for implementation:

SECTION 1. General Provisions -

1. Power as appearing in this circular shall mean:

a. For AM broadcast stations in the broadcasting service, the authorized power shall be the output of the transmitter.

b. For FM and TV stations in the broadcasting service, the authorized power shall be the effective radiated power (erp) of the station.

c. For Fixed, Land Mobile, Maritime, Aeronautical, and Space Services, the authorized power shall be the effective radiated power of the station (except microwave stations)

     
2. Effective radiated power refers to the product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole, less antenna transmission loss.

3. Broadcasting stations shall refer to AM, FM, TV and Translator broadcasting stations. For the fees and charges of Auxilliary Broadcast Transmission services such as studio-to-transmitter link (STL), BC remote-pick-up, BC communication, coordination and control stations used in connection with the operation of broadcasting stations, the fees and charges of the Fixed and Land Mobile services shall apply.

4. For the Citizens Band radio service, the fees and charges of the Fixed and Land Mobile services shall apply.

5. Every station on full duplex narrow band mode other than the repeater station shall be charged a license fee twice as much as the simplex mode station.

6. For any change in the particulars of the radio station which shall cause modification to its station license, the Construction Permit fee corresponding to its radio service shall be charged.


            I. BROADCAST SERVICES                   1. AM/BC COMMERCIAL

          a. One kw or less 200 1200 2400 720   b. per kw or fraction thereof in
  excess of the first kw. 100 180 675               2. AM/BC NON-COMMERCIAL

          a. 1 kw or less 200 480 1200 720   b. per kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first kw 100 180 240               3. FM/BC COMMERCIAL

          a. 5 kw or less 200 1200 1200 720   b. per kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first 5 kw 100 180 220               4. FM/BC NON-COMMERCIAL

          a. 5 kw or less 200 480 840 720   b. per kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first 5 kw. 100 180 180 220             5. TV/BC COMMERCIAL

          a. First 35 kw or less 400 1440 3600 720   b. per 5kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first 5 kw. 100 220 1200               6. TV/BC NON-COMMERCIAL

          a. 10 kw or less 200 480 2160 720   per 5 kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first 10kw. 100 220 200               7. HF/BROADCAST NON-COMMERCIAL                       a. 50 kw or less 200 480 2160 720   b. Per 25 kw or fraction thereof in excess of the first 50 kw 100 360 220               8. CATV 400 1140 3600 720
9. TV Translator Commercial 200 1200 2280 720
10. TV Translator Non-Commercial * 200 1200 2000 720
11. Multi Channel PAY TV/Subscription

          a. MMDS             First eight (8) channels 200 1200 5000 720     For every channel succeeding the first 8 channels

    250     b. LMDS *             First forty (40) channels     20000 720     For every channel succeeding the first 40 channels

    250     c. Direct-to-Home (DTH) *             First forty (40) channels     20000 720     For every channel succeeding the first 40 channels

    250   12. Auxiliary Broadcast Transmission Services: Same as the Fixed and Mobile Service

13. Sub-Carrier (SCA) operation *

          a. Radio/Channel             Commercial 250   2500       Non-commercial 150   1000    
b. TV/Channel             Commercial 400   5000       Non-Commercial 200   2500  
14. TVRO

            Registration 6500   2600   15. Petition 200       16. Extension of PA 200                     II. FIXED SERVICE                       1. Public

          a. Transoceanic

            High Powered 180 1200 2280 720     Medium Powered 180 1200 2280 720     Low Powered 180 1200 2280 720  
b. Domestic

            High Powered 180 480 1800 720     Medium Powered 180 480 1344 720     Low Powered 180 360 820 720  


c. Multi-Channel Stations Open for Public Correspondence

180 360 480 480   d. Fixed Link Stations 180 240 240 240  
e. Commercial Receiving Station 180 240 720 480               2. Non-carrier Services

          a. Single Channel             High Powered 180 240 600 480     Medium Powered 180 240 480 480     Low Powered 180 240 360 480  
b. Multi-Channel Station             Open For Private Correspondence
180 360 480 480
3. Repeater Stations

          a. Commercial 180 600 1680 360   b. Private 180 600 1320 480               III. LAND BASE AND MOBILE SERVICE                         Non-Carrier Services                       1. Base Station

            High Powered 180 240 720 480     Medium Powered 180 240 600 480     Low Powered 180 240 480 480
2. Land Mobile Station

            High Powered 180 240 480 240     Medium Powered 180 240 360 240     Low Powered 240 240 240  
3. Portable Station

            High Powered 180   480 240     Medium Powered 180   360 240     Low Powered 180   240 240               IV. MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE                       1. Coast Station                         a. Public Correspondence

            1. Radio telegraphy

              High Powered 180 1200 2160 840       Medium Powered 180 840 1680 840       Low Powered

180 480 1200 840     2. Radio Telephony (SSB)

              High Powered 180 480 1560 720       Medium Powered 180 480 1080 720       Low Powered

180 480 480 720     3. Radio Telephony (VHF)

180 480 1200 480   b. Private Correspondence (Non-Carrier Service)

            1. Radio Telegraphy

              High Powered 180 1320 1440 720       Medium Powered 180 960 1200 720       Low Powered

180 600 1080 720     2. Radio Telephone

              SSB 180 480 720 720       VHF 180 480 1200 480                 2. Commercial Receiving Station 180 240 720 480                 3. Ship Station (Non-Carrier Service)

          a. Domestic Voyage             High Powered 180 720 840 720     Medium Powered 180 600 720 720     Low Powered 180 480 600 720  
b. International Voyage * 180 1200 1500 1200
4. On-Board Commercial Station 180 120 120 240
5. Ship Earth Station 180 1200 1440 1200               RECOGNITION/ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATES                       1. Recognition Certificate for Classification Society 180 - 1500 - 2. Recognition for Accounting Authority 180   1500   3. Accreditation of Shore-based Maintenance Company 180 - 1000 800 4. Authorization for Point of Service Activation (PSA) * 180 - 5000 -               CERTIFICATES/PERMITS FOR MARITIME SERVICES                       1. Ship Station Ferrying Permit 180 - 500 - 2. Ship Safety Radio Certificate 180 - 720 720 3. Deletion Certificate 180 - 200 - 4. Exemption Certificate 180 - 720 - 5. Temporary Permit to Operate Ship Station (Non-Compliance with All Licensing Requirements) 6.             V. AERONAUTICAL MOBILE SERVICE (Non-Carrier Service)                         Aircraft Station             High Powered 180 1080 1320 720     Medium Powered 180 840 1080 720     Low Powered 180 720 840 720                 VI. AERONAUTICAL FIXED SERVICE (Non-Carrier Service)                           Aeronautical Fixed Station               High Powered 180 960 1080 720       Medium Powered 180 840 960 720       Low Powered 180 600 840 720                 VII. RADIO NAVIGATION/LOCATION SERVICE (Non-Carrier Service)                           Radio Navigation/Location Station               High Powered 180 1080 1080 720       Medium Powered 180 840 960 720       Low Powered 180 600 840 720                 VIII. RADIO AMATEUR SERVICE

          a. Class A 60 - 120 -   b. Class B 60 - 132 -   c. Class C 60 - 144 -   d. Class D 60 - 144 -   e. Amateur Club Station (Simplex) 180 *600 700     f. Amateur Club Station (Repeater) 180 600 1320 -             IX SATELLITE SERVICE                     1. Public Correspondence                       a. Domestic Fixed Satellite 180 420 360 420   b. International Fixed Satellite 180 1200 360 1200   c. International Mobile/Portable Satellite 180 360 1200               2. Private Fixed/Miobile Satellite Service (NCS)                       a. Fixed 180 1200 2000 1200   b. Mobile 180 1200 1440 1200   c. Portable 180   1440 1200             3. Broadcast Fixed Satellite Service (Per Channel)

          1. Communications           a. Fixed earth Stations per channel 180 420 360 420   b. Transportable Earth Station per channel 180 420 420 420               2. TV Satellite Up-link           a. Fixed Earth Stations per channel 180 420 6000 420   b. Transportable Earth Station per channel 180 420 7200 420             X. SPECIAL SERVICES                     1. Radio Paging Station (Base Station)

          a. Public             High Powered 180 960 2400 720     Medium Powered 180 720 2160 720     Low Powered 180 480 720 720  
b. Private (Non-Carrier Service)             Low Powered 180 480 720 720                 2. Radio Training Station for General Radiocommunication Operator Course 180 480 600 480
3. Radio Training Station for GMDSS * 200 500 1500 500
4. Industrial, Scientific and Medical 180 - 240 -
5. Remote Control of Objects/Devices 180 - 400 400                 XI. SUPPLIERS, DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS                         1. Communication Cyrstal Dealer ™s Permit 180 - 240 480
2. Communication Crystal Manufacturer ™s Permit 180 - 360 480
3. Radio Manufacturer ™s Permit 180 - 1760 720
4. Radio Dealer ™s Permit 180 - 1200 720
5. Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Suppliers Accreditation Cert.
180
-
1200
* 720
6. Radio Service Center ™s Permit *
180
-
720
720                 XII. APPLICATIONS REQUIRING ISSUANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT                           FILING FEE
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT                 1. Change of transmitter/transceiver

            a. High Power   180       b. Medium power   180       c. Low power   180                 2. Additional transmitter/transceiver   180  
3. Transfer of location  
180
The same as new station                 XIII. EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION                         1. Type Approval/Type acceptance Certificate

  180   2. Equipment Laboratory Testing                     VHF/UHF transmitter   180     VHF/UHF receiver   180     VHF/UHF transceiver   180     HF transmitter   180     HF receiver   180     HF transceiver   180                 XIV. VARIOUS PERMITS                         240/invoice                 2. Authority to release telecommunications equipment from the Bureau of Customs not covered by approved permit to purchase, or authority/permit to import 85/unit     85/unit                 3. Permit to purchase/sell or transfer of ownership Transmitter/Transceiver                             a. Broadcast               Service High Powered     360         Medium Powered     240         Low Powered     120                       b. International Fixed/Mobile/Portable Satellite

    360       c. Communication transmitter/transceiver, other than those under a and b           High Powered     240         Medium Powered     120         Low Powered     96      
d. Amateur Radio Service     50                   4. Permit to possess/own Transmitter/Transceiver            
a. Broadcast Service     240         High Powered     240         Medium Powered     120         Low Powered     84      
b. International Fixed/Mobile/Portable Satellite     360      
c. Communication Transmitter/Transceiver, other than those under a and b)           High Powered     120         Medium Powered     96         Low Powered     60      
d. Amateur radio service     50                 5. Permit to Possess and Operate Transceiver with Power Output of 100 MW or Less Per Unit                       6. Permit to Construct Radio Transmitter/Transceiver          
a. Broadcast Service             High Powered     600       Medium Powered     480       Low Powered     360    
b. Communication Transmitter/Transceiver, other than those under broadcast service             High Powered     360       Medium Powered     240       Low Powered     120                 7. Permit to Purchase Crystal (Per Unit)     85

  8. Permit to Sell/Grind Crystal (Per Unit)     85

  9. Permit to Transport transmitter/transceiver (Per Unit)

    85   10. Permit to Demonstrate/Propagate (Per Station) Communications Facilities

    85   11. Permit to Conduct Test Broadcast     240

  12. Special Permit for Satellite (SMC)

    240,000   13. Duplicate of Lost/Mutilated License, Permit of Certificate

    120   14. Duplicate Copy for Radio Operator ™s Examination Certificate of Rating*    
50   15. Modification of Permits or Certificates     120

  16. Modification of Radio Station License

    180   17. Modification of Radio Station License of Radio Amateurs

    50   18. Radio Operators

          a. Examination Fee (All Classes)     50    
b. Annual Certificate Fee

            1. General Operator ™s Certificate (GOC)    
180       2. First Class Radiotelegraph     180

      3. Second Class Radiotelegraph     120

      4. Third Class Radiotelegraph     60

      5. First Class Radiotelephone     120

      6. Second Class Radiotelephone     100

      7. Third Class Radiotelephone     60

      8. Radioteletype Operator (RTTY)

    60       9. Radiotelephone Operator ™s Certificate (ROC)

    180       10. Restricted AircraftRadiotelephone Certificate (RMAP)

    100       11. Restricted Land Mobile Radiotelephone (RLM) (Application fee = PHP20)

   
60       12. Restricted Ship Low Power Radiotelephone

    60       13. Radio Amateur

    60       14. Special Radio Operator              
a. For Fishing Vessel     60        
b. For Government Employee (GROC)

    60         c. Citizens Band

    60       15. Radio Electronics Certificate (REC)     180  
19. Certificate of Recognition for Radio Training Schools     120  
20. Permit to Teach 120     120  
21. Certificate of Registration Value Added Service (Annual)     6000  
22. Certificate of Registration for Paging Service (Annual)     6000  
23. Certificate of Registration for Trunk Radio Service/Unit

              Mobile/Portable     120         FX     360  
25. Authentication          
a. Radio Operator ™s Certificate             First Copy     6       Succeeding Copies     2.50                   b. Permits/License/Others             First Copy     24       Succeeding Copies     6                 26. Certification     120                 27. Copy of NTC issuances and other documents*     2/page  

a. All other fees and charges as provided in existing circulars, orders and rules and regulations not herein revised shall continue to be observed and implemented.

b. Any and all memoranda, circulars and other administrative issuances in conflict with this Circular are deemed amended, superseded and or repealed accordingly.

SECTION 4. Separability Clause - Any portion or section of these rules which may be declared invalid or unconstitutional shall not affect the validity of the other remaining portions or sections.

SECTION 5. Effectivity - The new and revised rates as herein prescribed shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines and shall take effect fifteen days after its publication, and three certified copies furnished the UP Law Center.

Adopted: 12 Dec. 2000

(SGD.) AURELIO M. UMALI	(SGD.) NESTOR C. DACANAY
Deputy Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner
(SGD.) JOSEPH A. SANTIAGO
Commissioner
APPROVED:
(SGD.) VICENTE C. RIVERA, JR.
Department of Transportation and Communications