Nature and Scope of Franchise.
Section 1
SECTION 1. Nature and Scope of Franchise. — Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws, rules and regulations, there is hereby granted to Aurora Technological Institute (ATI) Inc., hereunder referred to as the grantee, its successors or assigns, a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain for educational, scientific, cultural and commercial purposes, radio, television and satellite broadcasting stations throughout the Philippines, including multi-channel microwave transmission, repeater stations, translators, satellite transmission, and direct-to-home user satellite broadcast system, cable or community antennae television system (CATV), multi-point distribution system (MUDS), local multi-point distribution system (LMDS), interactive system or station, transmitting, receiving and switching stations, both for local and international services, lines, fiber optics, microwave, satellite, transmit and receive systems, control signals, audio and video systems, information service bureau, pay and pay-per-view television, video on demand and public information on demand services, multi-disc read-only memory, memory network delivery, packet and frame relay and electronic mail services and other value-added services and all other technologies as are presently available through technical advances or innovations in the future, as is, or are convenient to or essential to efficiently carry out the purposes of this franchise and to install radio communication facilities for the grantee's private use in its broadcast services, means of distribution including the use of all new technologies in broadcasting as are at present available or to be made available through technological advances or innovations in the future, with the corresponding technological auxiliaries and facilities, special broadcast and other broadcast distribution services, and to install radio communication facilities for the grantee's private use in its broadcast services.