Duration and Conditions of the Temporary Permit
- The permit remains valid as long as the government has not established a similar service at the selected locations, but not exceeding 25 years.
- Construction or installation of the radio stations must commence within one year from the date of approval of the Act.
- The construction must be completed within two years from the date of approval.
- Failure to meet these conditions voids the permit.
Limitations on Telecommunications Business Activities
- The grantee and its successors or assigns are prohibited from engaging in any domestic telecommunications business in the Philippines without further special approval from Congress.
- The permit is solely for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the specified radio stations in chosen places justified by the grantee's interest.
Prohibition on Charging Fees
- No fees are to be charged by the grantee for communications conducted through the authorized radio stations.
- Communications must pertain solely to the grantee’s business operations.
Non-Interference Requirement
- The grantee and its successors or assigns must ensure that their radio stations do not interfere with other radio operations in the Philippines.
Indemnity Clause
- The grantee, its successors, or assigns shall hold the national, provincial, city, and municipal governments harmless from any claims or liabilities arising out of accidents or injuries caused by the construction or operation of its radio stations.
Compliance With Corporate Laws
- The grantee and its successors or assigns are subject to existing or future corporation laws of the Philippines.
Authorized Frequency Bands
- Operation of radio stations is authorized within the medium frequency, high frequency, and very high frequency bands as assigned by the Secretary of Public Works and Communications.
Restrictions on Transfer and Assignment
- The temporary permit and associated rights cannot be leased, transferred, sold, assigned, or merged with any other entity without prior approval from Congress.
Presidential Special Rights in Emergency
- The President reserves the right during war, insurrection, public peril, emergency, calamity, or disaster to close the grantee’s stations or temporarily commandeer them for governmental use with just compensation.
Congressional Authority to Amend or Repeal
- Congress may amend, alter, or repeal the permit whenever public interest demands.
- The grant is not exclusive and does not preclude similar future authorizations.
Effectivity Clause
- The Act takes effect upon its approval by Congress, even if enacted without Executive approval.