3G Law of the Philippines (NTC)

N O T I C E
24 September 2004
DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
ON THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE ALLOCATION AND
ASSIGNMENT OF 3G RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS

As part of the process of public consultation, the National Telecommunications
Commission posts at its website Draft of the proposed Memorandum Circular on the
Rules and Regulations on the Allocation and Assignment of 3G Radio Frequency Bands
for comments/inputs from industry players and other interested parties.
Comments/inputs received will be taken into consideration by the Commission, together
with other internal papers/documents/studies at NTC’s possession, in drafting,
conducting public hearings on, and the issuance of Rules and Regulations on the
Allocation and Assignment of 3G Radio Frequency Bands.
Comments from industry stakeholders and other interested parties should be sent on or
before 15 October 2004 to: Director, CCAD, NTC copy furnished all Commissioners.
All comments/inputs by the submitting party at the time of submission, will be made
publicly available at the NTC and shall be posted on the NTC website (www.ntc.gov.ph).

RONALD OLIVAR SOLIS
Commissioner
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
No. ______________________


SUBJECT: RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT
OF 3G RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS
Pursuant to RA7925 (Public Telecommunications Policy Act), Act3846, as amended (Radio
Control Law), and EO546 serie s of 1979, the following rules and regulations on the allocation
and assignment of Third Generation Mobile Telecommunications system (3G) radio frequency
bands are hereby promulgated.


SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS FOR 3G
The following radio frequency bands are allocated for 3G networks:
Band A: 1920 – 1935MHz/2110 – 2125MHz
Band B : 1935 – 1950MHz/2125 – 2140MHz
Band C : 1950 – 1965MHz/2140 – 2155MHz
Band D: 1885 – 1900MHz/1965 – 1980MHz
Band E : 2010 – 2025MHz
The allocation will allow the entry of three (3) WCDMA players, one (1)
CDMA2000 player and one (1) TDD player, maximize the allocation of the 3G
bandwidths to all 3 existing technologies, ensure compliance with the
requirement of technology neutrality and foster more effective competition
through the reduction of the probability of formation of cartels.


SECTION 2. ASSIGNMENT OF 3G RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS AND TRANSFER OF
AFFECTED USERS
The 3G radio frequency bands allocated under this Circular shall be assigned to
public telecommunications entities which possess all of the qualifications
prescribed herein.
The guidelines provided in Section 603 of Memorandum Circular No. 03-03-96
shall apply for the transfer of the affected duly authorized users of the herein
allocated 3G radio frequency bands.


SECTION 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES
To qualify for the assignment of 3G radio frequency bands allocated under this
Circular, public telecommunications entities shall possess the following
minimum qualif ications:
a. Holder of a valid Congressional franchise;
b. For new public telecommunications entities, the minimum paid-up capital
stock shall be PhP100 million;
c. For existing authorized public telecommunications entities, debt to equity
ratio shall be 70:30 with total investments in 3G networks of at least PhP400
million already included in the calculation of the debt to equity ratio;
d. No outstanding unpaid supervision and regulations fees, spectrum user fees,
radio station license fees, permit fees and all other fees imposed by the
National Telecommunications Commission (Commission) pursuant to law,
rules and regulations; and
e. Must have application for authority to install, operate and maintain 3G
networks and facilities and offer 3G services heard and formal offer of
evidence accepted. This process shall be completed within sixty (60) days
from the effectivity of this Circular.
Applicants for the assignment of the radio frequency bands for Second
Generation Mobile Telecommunications System (2G) (public mobile
telecommunications system or PMTS) networks shall be considered as applicants
for the assignment of the allocated 3G radio frequency bands, provided that they
accordingly amend their pending applications to conform with the requirements
of this Circular; provided further, that they meet the minimum qualifications
prescribed in Section 3 (a) to (d) and shall undergo a quasi-judicial process
submitting thereto, updated legal, technical and financial evidence, as may be
necessary, and other documents in support of their application. The process to
include the hearings and acceptance of the formal offer of evidence shall be
completed within sixty (60) days from effectivity of this Circular.
Entities with more than 50% of common stocks owned by the same person or
group of persons shall be considered as associated applicants, at the time of
application, and such entities shall be allowed to elect one of them to proceed in
the filing of application before the Commission.
Entities with applications for the assignment of the 3G radio frequency bands
may form a consortium. A consortium formed must provide the details of all its
members, including the details of their ownership and control structure.
f. Must submit a written undertaking that it shall interconnect with all 3G
networks, cellular mobile telephone networks, local exchange networks and
all other public networks pursuant to existing laws, rules and regulations on
mandatory interconnection.
g. Must submit a written undertaking that is shall allow the sharing of its
network and facilities with other 3G players in areas where demand does not
allow more than one (1) 3G network.
h. Must submit written undertaking that it shall negotiate roaming agreements
with other 3G networks or existing duly authorized CMTS service providers.
i. Must submit a written undertaking that it shall abide by the terms and
conditions set by the Commission in cases where its negotiations for
interconnection, sharing of networks and facilities and/or roaming fail to
reach agreements within ninety (90) days from date of the start of
negotiations for the same.
j. Must submit a 5-year roll-out plan to cover at least 80% of the provincial
capital towns/cities and 80% of the chartered cities.


SECTION 4. DETERMINATION OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
The Commission shall, not later than ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this
Circular evaluate all applications for the assignment of the 3G radio frequency
bands. After evaluation, the Commission shall determine the qualified applicants.
Within ten (10) days after the determination of the qualified applicants, the
Commission shall send notices of the results of the evaluation to all applicants.


SECTION 5. PERFORMANCE BONDS
All applicants for the 3G service shall post performance bond equivalent to
PHP300M. The performance bond shall be submitted to the Commission not later
than sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Circular.


SECTION 6. UPFRONT PAYMENT
If the number of qualified applicants does not exceed the allocated 3G radio
frequency bands, each qualified applicant shall make an upfront payment of
PhP450 million.
Where the number of qualified applicants exceeds the allocated 3G frequency
bands, the Commission shall conduct bidding to determine who among the
qualified applicants shall be assigned the 3G frequency bands. The bid floor price
shall be PhP450 million.
The upfront payment shall be paid not later than thirty (30) days from the date
the 3G radio frequencies are assigned.
Where an assignee of the herein allocated 3G radio frequency bands fails to pay
the aforesaid amount within the prescribed period, he shall be declared in default
and the 3G radio frequency assignment voided and reverted back to the
Commission. The bid security bond and/or the performance bond shall be
forfeited in favor of the Commission.


SECTION 7. SPECTRUM USER FEES
The spectrum user fees (SUF) for the allocated 3G radio frequency bands shall be
PhP100M for each band. The first SUF shall be paid not later than twelve (12)
months from the date of payment of the upfront payment as provided in Section 6
hereof. A surcharge of 25% shall be imposed if the amount is not paid within the
prescribed period. Additional 1% per month surcharge shall be imposed if the
SUF remain unpaid.
An additional SUF of PhP2M shall be imposed on each qualified and authorized
3G network operator for every 100,000 additional subscribers/users in excess of
the first 4 million subscribers/users.


SECTION 8. OBLIGATIONS OF THE QUALIFIED APPLICANT ASSIGNEES
The qualified applicant assignees shall comply with the following obligations:
a. remit to the Commission the upfront payment within the specified period;
b. pay the annual spectrum user fees prescribed in Sec. 6 hereof.
c. increase the paid capital to PhP400 million not later than thirty (30) days from
date of assignment of 3G radio frequencies (for new public
telecommunications entities);
d. begin the installation and construction of the 3G network and facilities not
later than 18 months from date of award;
e. start commercial operation not later than thirty (30) months from date of
award;
f. cover at least 80% of the provincial capital cities and towns and 80% of the
chartered cities within five (5) years from date of award;
g. strictly comply with the prescribed service performance standards;
h. interconnect with all 3G networks, cellular mobile telephone networks, local
exchange networks and all other public networks pursuant to existing laws,
rules and regulations on mandatory interconnection;
i. share its 3G network and facilities with other 3G players in areas where
demand does not allow more than one 3G network at mutually agreed prices
or at prices set by the Commission;
All assignees of 3G radio frequencies shall within one hundred twenty (120) days
from date of assignment of the 3G radio frequencies shall jointly submit to the
Commission list of areas where sharing of networks and facilities shall be
implemented including the pricing for the use of the networks and facilities.
j. negotiate roaming agreements with other 3G networks and existing duly
authorized CMTS service providers;
Where parties fail to enter into a mutual agreement within ninety (90) days from
the start of commercial operations of the 3G operators, the Commission shall
prescribe the terms and conditions for roaming. The terms and conditions for
roaming prescribed by the Commission shall only be effective for a period not
exceeding three (3) years.
k. implement number portability, at its own cost, from the commencement of
commercial operation; and
l. comply with all relevant laws, rules and regulations.


SECTION 9. SANCTIONS
3G network operators shall at all times be updated in the payment of the annual
SUF. Failure to settle outstanding SUF within the specifie d period shall be
ground for the recall of the assigned 3G radio frequency bands.
The failure of 3G network operators to fail to comply with any of the obligations
specified in Section 8 hereof shall be a cause for the cancellation of their
authority to provide 3G services.


SECTION 10. FINAL PROVISION
Any circular, order, memoranda or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are
deemed repealed or amended accordingly.
This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper
of general circulation and three (3) certified true copies are furnished the UP Law
Center.
Quezon City, Phlippines _________________________.

RONALD OLIVAR SOLIS
Commissioner
KATHLEEN G. HECETA JORGE V. SARMIENTO
Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner

Answers for Math Practice Problem Module 5

1.     C, 4

2.     A, 252p/3 cm3

3.     C, 18, 432p cm3

4.     C, AÖ3/2

5.     A, 6 and 5

6.     A, 12 sides

7.     D, 6

8.     A, 30

9.     C, 25p

10.  A, 48 sq.m

11.  D, ellipse

12.  A, cardioid

13.  D, downward

14.  D, circle

15.  C, folium of descartes

16.  D, (1/3, -5)

17.  B, 3x+2y-12 = 0

18.  C, directrix

19.  B, 3

20.  B, Ax²+Dx+Ey+F = 0

21.  B, (16, -12)

22.  B, 2.67

23.  C, arctan 3

24.  A, a parabola

25.  A, 3/2

26.  C, a hyperbola

27.  C, m₁m2_-1

28.  B, (1, -3)

29.  B, positive

30.  D, a hyperbola

31.  D, perpendicular

32.  B, 3x-4

33.  A, 9

34.  C, (1, -5/3

35.  A, 1/7Ö14

36.  C, ellipse

37.  C, hyperbola

38.  A, ±b/a

39.  B, (5, -2)

40.  D, (0, -4)

41.  B, (2, p/6

42.  C, 4x²=y³y=4

43.  A, y=4

44.  B, (-1, 1), (4,11)

45.  C, 30 sq units

46.  A, hyperbola

47.  B, 5

48.  A, r=6csc2q(cosq+sinq)

49.  D, rhombus

50.  C, 0 < a/b <1

Math Practice Problems Module 5

1. The altitude of a cone is equal to half the diameter of the sphere circumscribed about it. How many times is the volume of the sphere greater than that of the cones?

1. ¼


2. 2


3. 4


4. ½

2. Determine the volume of the spherical segment given its altitude equal to 4 cm and the radius of the base circle equal to 8 cm.

1. 252p/3 cm³


2. 342p/3 cm³


3. 342p/3 cm³


4. 416p/3 cm³

3. A ball whose radius is equal to 30 cm is provided with a cylindrical hole bored along its diameter. Compute the volume of the remaining portion if the radius of the cylindrical hole is equal to 18 cm.

1. 20, 582p cm³


2. 15, 325p cm³


3. 18, 432p cm³


4. 21, 153p cm³

4. The edge of a cube is equal to a. Find the radius of the circumscribed sphere.

1. 9/2


2. 2a


3. aÖ3/2


4. 4Ö2a

5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 22. If one of the rectangles is doubled and the other tripled, the perimeter would be 32 more than the perimeter of the original rectangle. What are the sides of the rectangle?

1. 6 and 5


2. 8 and 7


3. 10 and 9


4. 12 and 11

6. if a polygon has 54 diagonals, then it must have,

1. 12 sides


2. 10 sides


3. 11 sides


4. 13 sides

7. A trench is constructed so that its cross section is a trapezoid the area of which is 21 sq.ft. if the shorter base is 2 times its height and the longer base is 5 ft longer than its height. Find the length of the shorter base.

1. 3


2. 4


3. 5


4. 6

8. if the acute angles of a right triangle are in the ratio 1:2, then the number of degrees in the small angles is:

1. 30


2. 20


3. 45


4. 90

9. The length of a wire fence around a circular flowerbed is 10p feet. The area of the flowerbed in sq.ft is

1. 100p


2. 50p


3. 25p


4. 5p

10. The perimeter of rectangle is 28m and its diagonal is 10 m. find the area of the rectangle.

1. 48 sq.m


2. 38 sq.m


3. 10 sq.m


4. 28 sq.m

11. This conic section may be defined as the loci of appoint that moves in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points of the planes is a constant.

1. hyperbola


2. circle


3. parabola


4. ellipse

12. The graph of r=a(1+cosq) is a

1. cardioid


2. lemniscate


3. limacon


4. rose

13. The parabola y= 4-x² opens

1. to the right


2. to the left


3. upward


4. downward

14. The equation r=a is the polar equation of

1. an ellipse


2. a parabola


3. a hyperbola


4. circle

15. The graph of x³+y³-3axy = 0 is called the

1. cycloid


2. strophoid


3. folium of Descartes


4. cissoids of diocles

16. The intersection of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are (-6, -8), (3, -5) and (4, -2) are at

1. (0, 0)


2. (-1/3, -5)


3. (-1/3, 5)


4. 1/3, -5)

17. Find the equation of the line, which passes through the point (-2, 9) and the sum of its intercepts equal to 10.

1. 2x+3y-23 = 0


2. 3x+2y-12 = 0


3. 3x-2y+24 = 0


4. 2x-3y+31 = 0

18. A parabola may be defined as the set of points that are equidistant from a fixed point and a fixed line. The fixed point is called the focus and the fixed line is called the

1. asymptote


2. latis rectum


3. directrix


4. tangent line

19. Find x if the lilneL₁ through (-1, 3) and (-3, -2) is perpendicular to the line L₂ through (-7, 4) and (x, 0).

1. 6


2. 3


3. 4


4. 2

20. The general equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to the y-axis is

1. Ax²+Cy²+Dx+Ey+F=0


2. Ax²+Dx+Ey+F=0


3. Ax²+Cy²+Dx+Ey+F=0 where A=C have the same sign


4. None of the above

21. The point P divides the line segment P₁P₂ in the ratio r=P₁P₀/P₁P₂=3/10. if P₀=(9, 2) and (6, 8), find P₂.

1. (15, -13)


2. (16, -12)


3. (17, -10)


4. (18, -9)

22. The length of the latus rectum of 4x²+9y²+24x+36y+36=0 is

1. 2.76


2. 2.67


3. 2.65


4. 2.65

23. Find the angle from the line through (-2, -3) and 94, 3) to the line through (-1, 6) and (3, -2).

1. arctan(1/2)


2. arctan(1/3)


3. arctan 3


4. arctan 2

24. The graph of y²=x is

1. a parabola


2. a pair of intersecting lines


3. a pair of parallel lines


4. none of the above

25. The slope of the line 3x-2y = 4 is equal to

1. 3/2


2. 2/3


3. –3


4. none of the above

26. If the eccentricity of a conic section is greater than one, then it is

1. an ellipse


2. a circle


3. a hyperbola


4. a parabola

27. If the lines L₁ and L₂ with slopes m₁₂ and m₂ respectively, are perpendicular to each other, then

1. m₂=0


2. m₁=m₂


3. m₁m₂=-1


4. m₁ = -m₂

28. The vertex of a parabola y²-4x+6y+13 = 0 is at

1. (-3, 1)


2. (1, -3)


3. (0, 0)


4. (1, 1)

29. If a line sklants upward to the right, then its slope is

1. zero


2. positive


3. negative


4. infinity

30. The graph of 3x² –y = y²+6x is

1. an ellipse


2. a parabola


3. a circle


4. a hyperbola

31. The lines 3x+4y-10 = 0 and 4x-3y-1 = 0 are

1. parallel


2. coincident


3. bisecting


4. perpendicular

32. The equation of the line passing through (2, 2) and (4, 8) is y = ________

1. x-4


2. 3x-4


3. 3x+2


4. x+2

33. Given the curve Ax²+By²+F=0, passes through the points (4, 0) and (0, 3). Find the value of A.

1. 9


2. 3


3. 4


4. 5

34. The center of the circle 3x²+3y²-6x+10y+2 = 0 is at

1. (1, 1)


2. (2, 1/3)


3. (1, -5/3)


4. (0, 0)

35. The eccentricity of the ellipse x²/5 +y²/7 = 1 is

1. 1/7Ö14


2. 2/3


3. 5/7


4. 1

36. If the coefficient of the terms in x² and y² are unequal and of the same sign, then the conic is:

1. parabola


2. hyperbola


3. ellipse


4. circle

37. _________is the locus of appoint the absolute value of the difference of whose distances from two distinct fixed points is a positive constant

1. ellipse


2. parabola


3. hyperbola


4. circle

38. The slope of asymptotes of x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 is

1. ±b/a


2. ±a/b


3. ±1


4. 1-b/a

39. The locus of the parabola (x-5)² = -12(y-1) is

1. (5, 1)


2. (5, -2)


3. (1, -2)


4. (1, -1)

40. The straight line equation y = x-5 passes through the points

1. (6, 3)


2. (3, 0)


3. (2, 2)


4. (0, -4)

41. The rectangular coordinates of a point are (Ö3, 1). The polar coordinates of this point are

1. (4, p/6)


2. (2, p/6)


3. (4, p/3)


4. (Ö3, 1)

42. The rectangular form of r=4 tan²qsecq is

1. 4x³=y²


2. x³=4y²


3. 4x²=y³


4. x²=4y³

43. The equation of the line passing through (0, 4) and parallel to the x-axis is

1. y=4


2. 4x+y = 0


3. y = x²+4


4. 4y-2=x

44. The graphs of the equations y = 2x+3 and y= x²-x-1intersect at two point. The coordinates of these points are

1. (0, 3), (2, 1)


2. (-1, 1), (4, 11)


3. (-1, 1), (-6, 3)


4. (1, 5), (2, 5)

45. The area of the triangle whose vertices are (-3, 8)(7, 4) and (5, -1) is

1. 40 sq. units


2. 29 sq. units


3. 30 sq. units


4. 60 sq. units

46. The curve xy = a² is

1. hyperbola


2. parabola


3. circle


4. ellipse

47. The distance between two points P₁(2, -1) and P₂(6, 2) is

1. 4


2. 5


3. 6


4. 3

48. The polar form of xy = 3(x+y) is

1. r = 6csc20(cosq+sinq)


2. r²=6scs4q


3. r=2sin2q


4. r²=3cos3q

49. A quadrilateral whose four sides are equal and parallel with no angle equal to aright angle is called a

1. parallelogram


2. parallelepiped


3. trapezoid


4. rhombus

50. The graph of an equation of the form r = a ±b cosq is a limacon with a loop if

1. 1



2. a/b = 1



3. 0,

2 £ a/b

A Conglomeration of Ineptly Placed Lines

I've been putting of writing this post for far to long. I would blame the rather excellent new Deus Ex game, but that's rather like patting my large Budai like stomach and saying "but it was entirely the fault of the pastry chef!" Clearly the truth is I'm just a lazy schlub. The odd thing is that despite my putting it off I've had the post "prepped" for a while, and prepping is by far the most time consuming thing about making one of these posts. It's not like the writing has any time spent on it (as I'm sure you'll have noticed). Well, let's go and see what all that preparation has to show for itself (and more on what goes into it a little later).

The Good

From Reference

Hitting the ground running here, the very best sketches of June and July as based on photographs... at least I think they are. See, the one in the top left and the one in the bottom right might not be based on anything. I have no recollection of what they may be based on, but they're a bit to good to have come right off the top of my head, so therefor I must have copied them. It's a rubbish rational, but probably correct. As to the others, the bloke up top is off some generic muscular man (I don't recall where from), and the "angel" in the lower left is based on a fabulous model who's name I've completely forgotten even though I knew it when I drew it. I'm bound to draw her again at some point, and I'll make a note of her name next time. Finally the image in the top right is of the lovely Lala Ward in the Doctor Who serial City of Death (It's not a halo, it's her boating hat).

Without Reference

Quite pleased with a few of these. The expression of the girl in the lower right is quite good, as is the musculature of the figure at the top. The running guy (top middle) I like, though his head is to small, and next to him is a picture based on a photo of my friend Elisabeth, but went from memory rather than from the picture so it still counts (and looks nothing like her). The caricature of the chubby fellow in the middle is interesting, and the girl on the left is my first attempt at a Manga type styling.

The Bad

From Reference

It's not that I didn't do many bad images from reference in this time period, it's more that I did little from reference at all (don't forget that half of July was already covered in my last sketches post). I forget who the model for the ink sketch was, but this doesn't look like her anyway. Also, the sketch at the bottom is of my wife, if my wife was fatter, uglier and looked like a man. This looks almost nothing like her. Dreadful.

Without Reference

Really, words fail me at how awful most of these are. Just terrible.

So that's about it really. I did say I'd write a little more on the preparation that goes into these sketch posts, so I may as well cover that here, along with a "toy" I desperately want for Christmas (no honey-who-I-know-is-reading-this-and-is-still-offended-by-that-sketch that's not a hint). Generally the work it takes getting the sketches into something displayable on the blog takes longer than both drawing them and writing the text to go with them.

Firstly of course I have to scan the images, often several pages of them, especially in cases such as this where I've put off scanning for over a month. I have a good scanner, but it's not exactly the latest and greatest, so this can take a while.

Secondly I have to chop out all the individual images I consider the best and the worst to be found on those pages in Photoshop and throw them into one image.

Then I need to go through each of the images and remove artifacts left by the paper and/or the scanner (wrinkles, grain, smudges, that sort of thing). Darker areas where the paper isn't flush to the scanner are generally a pain as they can be darker than the pencil lines. In extreme cases I'll scan again making sure I get a good scan. While doing this I try my very best not to damage the integrity of the original sketch, which isn't easy with light pencil on dark paper I can tell you ;)

Once all that's done I need to lay out the sketches in a relatively pleasing manner. I allow myself to resize the sketches if necessary, but I try to keep them all the same comparative size whenever possible. Doing this is very time consuming - it actually reminds me quite a bit of doing UV Unwrapping at work, the final stage of which is almost the exact same process.

Once all that's done I just need to pick a small part of the image for my header icon. Sometimes there's just nothing that looks interesting that's the right size, but I try to avoid resizing the image for it if I can possible avoid it. I don't know why, I just prefer them when they're like that.

The process probably takes about an hour per image (more for the larger ones such as the one here, but there tend to be less of them. Actually doing it isn't hard, but finding the time and the inclination simultaneously to do them can be a problem, which is why I've been putting these off as long as I could. It's the end of August though, and I want to get back on a better schedule, so I have most of the last month scanned already, I just need to lay them out for posting, hopefully in the next week.

Oh! The Christmas present (still not a hint dear). Well, this was announced today from Wacom (who do all the best graphics tablets). It essentially allows you to draw on paper, while sorta/kinda scanning what you draw on the fly. The paper is still the medium, but it, and how it interacts with a scanner, ceases to be part of the equation when it comes to inputting what you drew into the computer. It's expensive though, and the quality of the pen could make or break it. I don't know that I would use if for all my sketching, but for pieces I plan on inking anyway, or rapid pose sketching (which I prefer to do in pen to begin with) where lots of close sketches are drawn very quickly and separating them is a real problem, this could be a real boon. Fingers crossed... Y'hear that Santa?! (still not a hint...)