Section 1
SECTION 1. In order that electric communications in the Philippine Islands may be placed on a basis of adequate coordination and that the Government telegraph service may be operated more efficiently and without the restrictions as regards the purchase of equipment and employment of personnel that are generally imposed on offices and bureaus of the Government, the Secretary of Commerce and Communications is hereby authorized to make a thorough survey of all electric services existing in these Islands, and shall submit to the Legislature, together with his findings, his recommendations regarding (a) the formation and organization, in accordance with the laws of the Philippine Islands, of a corporation to own, manage, and operate the entire electric communication system of the Government; (b) other plans likewise insuring an adequate and efficient electric communication service, including Government operation thereof without the usual restrictions; and (c) the most adequate means for the effective coordination of all existing electric communications.