Republic Act No. 8982

: Republic Act No. 8982 amended Republic Act No. 8531.
: The Ipil Telephone Company, Inc., its successors or assigns.
: The franchise authorizes the grantee to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate for commercial purposes and in the public interest, a local exchange network including public calling stations, pay telephone stations, or wireless local loops for public domestic telecommunications.
: The franchise covers the municipalities of the Third District of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, with extension access to the municipalities of Labason and Liloy in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte.
: Yes, the Act allows the company to provide basic telephone service or other means related to telecommunications now known to science or which may be developed in the future.
: The franchise is subject to the provisions of the Philippine Constitution and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
: The Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines, upon the initiative of the grantee.
: No penalties are specifically mentioned within the text of Republic Act No. 8982.
: It was approved by then-President Joseph E. Estrada on December 5, 2000.
: Franklin M. Drilon, President of the Senate, and Manuel B. Villar Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives.