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Gov't seeks case resolution of NOW Telecom's P2.6 billion unpaid fees

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<p>MANILA - The National Telecommunications Commission through the Office of the Solicitor General has filed a motion with the Supreme Court reiterating its call to resolve NOW Telecom&#x27;s P2.6-billion unpaid dues to the government.</p><p>The debt is from unpaid Supervision and Regulation Fees (SRF) and Spectrum User Fees (SUF) as well as accumulated fines and penalties, the motion dated Oct. 25 said. </p><p>The pending cases represent the total of P2,615,868,531 receivables computed as of December 2020, the motion said.</p><p>This is part of the P3.065 billion in unresolved receivables from NOW Telecom, according to a letter received by the NTC from the Commission on Audit dated May 2021.</p><p>&quot;Considering the contingent nature of the collection of the aforementioned receivable and in further consideration of the government&#x27;s need for funds to defray the costs of its COVID-19 response, the prompt resolution of the present cases is most humbly requested,&quot; the OSG&#x27;s motion said.</p><p>A Reiterative Motion for Early Resolution was also filed in February 2019.</p><p>NOW Telecom is a telco provider in the Philippines. It earlier expressed intent to join the search for the third major telco but held off in submitting documents after it questioned the selection process.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/07/18/now-corp-holds-off-on-third-telco-bid">NOW Corp holds off on third telco bid</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/05/21/now-corp-raises-stake-now-telecom-next-level">Now Corp raises stake in Now Telecom; eyes taking firm &#x27;to the next level&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/02/20/now-inks-5g-rollout-deal-with-nokiahttps://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/02/20/now-inks-5g-rollout-deal-with-nokia">NOW inks 5G rollout deal with Nokia</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1643305" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The National Telecommunications Commission through the Office of the Solicitor General has filed a motion with the Supreme Court reiterating its call resolve NOW Telecom's P2.6 billion unpaid dues to the government.