National Telecommunications Commission(NTC)

March 5, 2020 : 9:45 a.m. Dear Mr. Gonzales : Greetings from the National Telecommunications Commission! This is in response to your request dated March 4, 2020, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. In order for us to comply further with your request, we need more information from you or it would be more helpful to send us the specific basis of your research which would justify its purpose for policy development if that is government research data. You may use the reply function on the eFOI portal, for request with the ticket number issued to you from the portal to respond. During the 60 day period given to you awaiting for your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply within the said period, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time and thank you for using the NTC eFoi portal in filing your request for information. Sincerely yours, DIVINA N. DAQUIOAG FOI Officer

May 28, 2020 Dear Gilbert Francis, I refer to my letter of Mar 05, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for out-of-band emission regulations and technical parameters for S-band signal 2.4GHz. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of May 28, 2020. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to or visiting our central office. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Deputy Commissioner Edgardo FOI Officer