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AN ACT PROHIBITING TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES FROM IMPOSING AN EXPIRATION PERIOD ON THE VALIDITY OF PREPAID CALL AND TEXT CARDS AND THE FORFEITURE OF LOAD CREDITS THEREOF
Short Title
PREPAID LOAD PROTECTION ACT OF 2016
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Date filed
July 21, 2016
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9
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Entitled: AN ACT PROHIBITING TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES FROM IMPOSING AN EXPIRATION PERIOD ON THE VALIDITY OF PREPAID CALL AND TEXT CARDS AND THE FORFEITURE OF LOAD CREDITS THEREOF [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 7/21/2016 Introduced by Senator RALPH G. RECTO; 8/15/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC SERVICES; and TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)