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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2244 - AN ACT
GRANTING TO AGVID CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO
CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT
AND LAND-BASED AND LAND-MOBILE RADIO STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND
TRANSMISSION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES |
Section 1. There
is hereby granted to Agvid Construction Co., Inc., a temporary permit
to construct, install, establish and operate in the Philippines and at
such places as the Company may select, subject to the approval of the
Department Secretary under whose jurisdiction the Radio Control
Division is functioning, or any competent authority who is or shall be
authorized to give said approval, such private fixed point-to-point and
land-based and land-mobile radio stations for the reception and
transmission of wireless messages on radio-telephony, each station to
consist of two radio apparatus comprising of a receiving and sending
radio apparatus. Sec. 2. The President of the Philippines shall have the power and authority to permit the location of said private fixed point-to-point and land-based radio stations or any of them on the public domain upon such terms as he may prescribe.cralaw Sec. 3. This permit shall continue to be in force during the time that the Government has not established similar service at the places selected by the grantee.cralaw Sec. 4. The Agvid Construction Co., Inc., shall not engage in domestic business of telecommunications in the Philippines without further special assent of the Congress of the Philippines it being understood that the purpose of this temporary permit is to secure to the grantee the right to construct, install, establish and operate private fixed point-to-point and land-based radio stations in places within the Philippines as its interest and that of its trade and business may justify.cralaw Sec. 5. A special right is hereby reserved to the President of the Philippines in time of war, insurrection, public peril, calamity or disturbance of peace or order to cause the closing of the station or stations or to authorize the temporary use or possession thereof by any department of the Government upon just compensation.cralaw Sec. 6. No fees shall be charged by the grantee as the radio stations that may be established by virtue of this Act shall engage in communication regarding the grantee's business only.cralaw
Sec. 7. The grantee, its successors or assigns,
shall hold the National, provincial, and municipal governments of the
Philippines harmless from all claims, accounts, demands or actions
arising out of accidents or injuries, whether to property or to
persons, caused by the construction or operation of the stations for
reception and transmission of wireless messages by it. Sec. 9. The grantee shall be subject to the Corporation Law of the Philippines now existing or which may hereafter be enacted.cralaw Section 10. The grantee is hereby authorized to operate its private stations on commercial frequencies that may be assigned to it by the licensing authority.cralaw Section 11. This permit shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the Congress of the Philippines when the public interest so requires, and shall not be interpreted to mean as an exclusive grant of the privileges herein provided for.cralaw
Section 12. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw |
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