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 Mati Telephone Corporation, hereunder referred to as the Grantee, its successors or assignees, under Republic Act No. 8675, to construct, install, establish, operate, and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest in the province of Davao Oriental, wire and wireless telecommunications systems, copper, fiber optics, satellite transmit and receive systems, switches and their value-added services such as the transmission of voice data, facsimile, control signs, audio and video, information services and all other telecommunication system technologies as are at present available or will be made available through technological advances or innovations in the future; or construct, acquire, lease, and operate, or manage transmitting and receiving stations, lines, cables, or systems as are convenient and essential to efficiently carry out the purpose of this franchise, is hereby renewed for another twenty-five (25) years. SEC. 2. Manner of Operation of Stations or Facilities. - The stations or facilities of the Grantee shall be constructed and operated in a manner as will, at most, result only in the minimum interference on the wavelengths or frequencies of existing stations or other stations which may be established by law, without in any way diminishing its own privilege to use its assigned wavelengths or frequencies and the quality of transmission or reception thereon should maximize rendition of the Grantee's services and the availability thereof.