By: Lenie Lectura / Reporter

TELECOM giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) can't compel it to reveal the interconnection terms it extends to other carriers. This, as it said it needs to protect its "trade secrets" because the terms are negotiated between two parties.

PLDT and other phone companies refused to submit to the NTC vital information such as interconnection facilities, network requirements, traffic measurement, infra sharing and collocation, charging mechanisms, and interconnection usage charges. Their refusal led to the issuance of show-cause orders by the regulators.

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