NTC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 12-8-98

: The purpose is to ensure transparency and public service in the affairs of the Commission by establishing rules for raffling/assigning cases and the publication requirement.
: The hearing must be scheduled within fifteen (15) days from the date of filing the application/petition.
: The applicant, its counsel or duly authorized representative, and affected parties must attend and witness the public raffle.
: The publication requirement for the application/petition is also raffled among duly accredited publishing companies.
: The criteria are: (a) The publication should have nationwide reach; (b) There should be, as far as practicable, uniform publication rates.
: The applicant has the sole responsibility for effecting the publication requirements.
: The applicant must submit a copy of the actual publication and a duly notarized Affidavit of Publication.
: The Commission is authorized to defer the raffling/assignment of the case.
: No, any circulars, orders, instructions, or parts thereof inconsistent with this memorandum are deemed superseded and amended accordingly.
: The Legal Department, in coordination with the Secretariat, schedules the hearing for raffling/assigning the case within fifteen days from filing.