In its 9-page filing, Smart asked the commission to immediately order Altimax to cease and desist from illegally leasing out the frequencies.

Smart said “There are clear grounds for the commission to act because Altimax and Globe have flagrantly violated applicable laws and rules of the NTC.”

The NTC scheduled a hearing on this case Tuesday last week based on Smart’s complaint dated August 24, 2011. But the commission rescheduled the hearing after both Globe and Altimax filed a motion for postponement, saying they were not ready to respond to Smart’s complaint. The hearing has been reset to October 19.

“The more the NTC delays this matter, the more Altimax and Globe profit from a resource that is actually the property of the government and the Filipino people. For the sake of the public, the NTC should take prompt action,” said Smart.

(Lenie Lectura)