In the interest of public service and in order to enhance the efficiency of the Commission in processing telecommunications and broadcasting authorization applications, the following amendments to Part E and F of the NTC Practices and Procedures Manual of May 1, 1992 are hereby promulgated:

STEP

ACTIVITY

 

DAY

       

1

DOCKETING OF APPLICATION/PETITION

Applicant is referred to the Office of the
Commissioner by the SECRETARIAT;

COMMISSIONER or in his absence,
any of the Dept. Commissioners meets with the

APPLICANT to brief APPLICANT on
the ground rules and what to expect;

application submitted to the SECRETARIAT,
APPLICANT referred to CCAD;

1

CCAD verifies compliance with payment of
supervision and regulation fees, and

submission of latest annual report. If
no compliance, application may be rejected; "

CCAD assesses filing fees, referring
APPLICANT to SECRETARIAT;

APPLICANT referred to SECRETARIAT
for case number."

SECRETARIAT assigns case number; "

APPLICANT pays filing fee to cashier;"

SECRETARIAT enters application in docket; "

Steps 2-4 (NO AMENDMENTS)

Step 5 :

Evaluation of Evidence is hereby amended as follows:

STEP

ACTIVITY

DAY

5

EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE
(Upon submission for decision)

For a PA application, CCAD, within 10
days prepares an evaluation and
recommendation on the documentations
submitted in support thereof;

For all submitted cases, CCAD prepares
a technical/financial/economic evaluation of evidence

*6

CCAD forwards case file with evaluation
report to the DCO for review;

If evaluation report needs revision/clarification,
DCO returns evaluation report
to CCAD for revision/clarification;

If evaluation report is in order, DCO initials
the report and forwards case file with
evaluation report to DCL for review;

If evaluation report is in order, DCL initials
the report and forwards case file with
evaluation report to LD. LD prepares
draft decision/order;

Draft decision/order to CCAD for review;

CCAD initials draft decision/order
and returns draft decision/order to LD;

LD forwards draft decision/order
with case file and evaluation report to
DCL for review;

If draft decision/order is in order,
DSL initials the draft decision/order
and forwards the draft decision/order
and case file with evaluation report to
DCO for review; and

DCO initials the draft decision/order
and draft decision/order submitted
to COMMISSIONER for signature.

*7

Steps 6 - 8 (No amendments)

II.

BROADCASTING AUTHORIZATION PROCESS

Step 1 :

Docketing of Application / Petition
is hereby amended to read as follows:

STEP

ACTIVITY

DAY

1

DOCKETING OF APPLICATION/PETITION

APPLICANT is referred to the
Office of the Commissioner by
the SECRETARIAT

COMMISSIONER or in his absence,
any of the Dept. Commissioners meets

with the APPLICANT to brief
APPLICANT on the œground rules 
and what to expect;

Application submitted to
the SECRETARIAT, APPLICANT
referred to BSD;

1

BSD verifies compliance with payment
of supervision and regulation fees, and
submission  of latest annual report.
If no compliance, application may be rejected;

BSD assesses filing fees, referring
APPLICANT to SECRETARIAT

APPLICANT referred to SECRETARIAT
for case number;

SECRETARIAT assigns case number;

APPLICANT pays filing fee to cashier;

SECRETARIAT enters application in docket;

Steps 2 - 4

(NO AMENDMENTS)

Step 5:

Evaluation of Evidence is hereby
amended as follows:

STEP

ACTIVITY

DAY

5

EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE (Upon submission for decision)

For a PA application, BSD, within
10 days prepares an evaluation
and recommendation on the
documentations submitted in support thereof;

For all submitted cases, BSD
prepares a technical/financial/
economic evaluation of evidence;

*6

BSD forwards case file with
evaluation report to the DCO for review;

If evaluation report needs revision/
clarification, DCO returns evaluation
report to BSD for revision/clarification

If evaluation report is in order, DCO
initials the report and forwards
case file with  evaluation report to DCL for review;

If evaluation report is in order,
DCL initials the report and
forwards case file with 
evaluation report to LD;
LD prepares draft division/order;

Draft decision/order to BSD for review;

BSD initials draft decision/order
and returns draft division/order to LD;

LD forwards draft decision/order
with case file and evaluation report to
DCL for review;

If draft decision/order is in order,
DSL initials the draft decision/order
and forwards  the draft decision/order
and case file with evaluation report to
DCO for review; and

DCO initials the draft decision/order
and draft decision/order submitted to
COMMISSIONER for signature.

*7

       

Steps 6 - 8

(No Amendments)

 

This Circular shall take effect immediately and shall supersede all previous orders or circulars that are inconsistent therewith.

Adopted: 10 Mar. 1993

(Sgd.) SIMEON L. KINTANAR
Commissioner