The Department of Justice has released a second advisory yesterday warning telcos about deceiving consumers on their supposed unlimited internet services.
In a 9-page Advisory dated 09 December 2014, the DOJ expounds that the imposition of fair usage policy on unlimited internet service is inconsistent with the provisions of the Consumer Act, particularly on fair packaging as well as misleading trade practice and advertisements.
Assistant Secretary Geronimo L. Sy, head of the DOJ-Office for Competition (OFC), said that “unlimited data is like unlimited rice or buffet concept – restaurants cannot offer an ‘eat all you can’ promo and when a customer eats more than the average person, to actually stop him or not to honor the commitment.” The Advisory thereby calls on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to monitor and penalize non-compliant telcos.
The DOJ, through the Office for Competition (OFC), issued said Advisory in the fulfillment of its mandate to protect consumers from unfair business practices and to advance consumer welfare.
The applicable law that of concern here is RA7394.
Republic Act No. 7394, series of 1992, known as the Consumer Act of the Phihppines (“Consumer Act”), advances the “protection against deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales acts and practices” as well as promotes the “provision of information and education to facilitate sound choice and the proper exercise of rights by the consumer.”
Article 50 considers an act or practice deceptive “whenever the producer, manufacturer, supplier or seller, through concealment, false representation of fraudulent manipulation, induces a consumer to enter into a sales or lease transaction of any consumer product or service.”
The US Government has also pursued cases against carriers in the United States regarding their promise on unlimited internet.
The copy of the advisory was posted on the DOJ website here.
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The Department of Justice has released a second advisory yesterday warning telcos about deceiving consumers on their supposed unlimited internet services.
In a 9-page Advisory dated 09 December 2014, the DOJ expounds that the imposition of fair usage policy on unlimited internet service is inconsistent with the provisions of the Consumer Act, particularly on fair packaging as well as misleading trade practice and advertisements.
Assistant Secretary Geronimo L. Sy, head of the DOJ-Office for Competition (OFC), said that “unlimited data is like unlimited rice or buffet concept – restaurants cannot offer an ‘eat all you can’ promo and when a customer eats more than the average person, to actually stop him or not to honor the commitment.” The Advisory thereby calls on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to monitor and penalize non-compliant telcos.
The DOJ, through the Office for Competition (OFC), issued said Advisory in the fulfillment of its mandate to protect consumers from unfair business practices and to advance consumer welfare.
The applicable law that of concern here is RA7394.
Republic Act No. 7394, series of 1992, known as the Consumer Act of the Phihppines (“Consumer Act”), advances the “protection against deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales acts and practices” as well as promotes the “provision of information and education to facilitate sound choice and the proper exercise of rights by the consumer.”
Article 50 considers an act or practice deceptive “whenever the producer, manufacturer, supplier or seller, through concealment, false representation of fraudulent manipulation, induces a consumer to enter into a sales or lease transaction of any consumer product or service.”
The US Government has also pursued cases against carriers in the United States regarding their promise on unlimited internet.
The copy of the advisory was posted on the DOJ website here.
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Mangyayari kaya dito sa Pilipinas ang nangyari kay Heather Co, ang anak ng chairman ng Korean Airlines na humingi ng tawad sa publiko sa ginawa niyang pagsuplada at pag-inarte sa sarili nilang airline?
Malabo.
Suspended PNP Chief Alan Purisima and President Aquino.
Sinuspindi. Sa halip na mag-fade away na lang, sinubukan pang ipahinto ang suspension.
Ang Pangulong Aquino naman, na binabandera ang kanyang “Tuwid na Daan”, depensa ng depensa kay Purisima. Kahit na nasuspindi na, pinipilit pa rin na pumirma lang naman daw si Purisima. Baka nalusutan lang daw.
“Nilalagay ko ang sarili ko sa lugar niya? Usisain ko ba lahat na papeles na dumadaan sa agin para pirmahan?” sabi ni Aquino.
Ano ba yan? Bilang hepe, obligasyun mo na ayusin ang proseso sa iyong ahensya at maglagay ka ng mga tao na marunong at mapagkatiwalaan. Kung nalusutan ang isang pinuno, may papanagutan pa rin siya. Yan ang sinasabing “leadership.”
Kung hindi ka marunong maging lider, umalis ka sa pwesto mo na nagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa iyo at napakaraming prebelihiyo.
Ibang-iba ang nangyari sa South Korea.
Heather Co accompanied by her father apologizing to the public for her misconduct over Macadamia nuts.
Nagalit ang aleng mataray. Minura daw niya ang steward at ang Chief Steward at hinampas pa ng folder. Pinaluhod pa niya ang chief steward para humingi ng paumanhin dahil lang sa Macademia nuts.
Hindi lang yun. Inurderan niya ang eroplano na bumalik sa Kennedy Airport at pababain ang steward. Siiyempre walang magawa ang piloto.Sinunod si mataray na ale. Late ng 11 a minute daw ang dating ng Korean Airlines sa Inchon International Airport.
Nang mabulgar ito, inurder ng kanyang tatay na humingi ng public apology si Co. Sa harap ng media at mga empleyado at sa opisina ng ahensya na nagi-imbistiga ng insidinti, humingi ng tawad si Cho. Naka-televise pa.
Tinanggal na rin siya bilang hepe ng inflight service ng Korean Airlines.
Hindi lang si Co ang humingo ng tawad. Pati na ang tatay.
“Pasensiya na kayo at hindi ko siya napalaki ng maayos,” sabi niya.
Walang turuan. Walang palusot.
Kahanga-hanga ang kanilang pagpahalaga ng dangal.
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