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, the franchise granted to First United Broadcasting Corporation (FUBC), presently known as Global Satellite Technology Services Inc., its successors or assignees and hereunder referred to as the grantee, to construct, install, operate, and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, radio and television broadcasting stations throughout the Philippines, where frequencies and/or channels are still available for radio and/or television broadcasting, including digital television system, through microwave, over the top (OTT), uplink services or whatever means, including the use of any new technology in television and radio systems, with the corresponding technological auxiliaries and facilities, special broadcast and other program and distribution services and relay stations in the Philippines, including multichannel microwave transmission, repeater stations, translators, satellite transmission, and direct to home user satellite broadcast system, cable or community antennae television system (CATV). 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 purpose 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, is hereby extended for another twenty-five (25) years from the effectivity of this Act.