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​Philippine appeals court upholds ruling allowing Globe Telecom’s takeover of Bayantel

( January 25, 2016, 05:46 GMT | Insight) -- The Philippine Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co against a March 2015 decision to allow Globe Telecom’s takeover of Bayan Telecommunications, or Bayantel, Businessworld reports. PLDT had argued that th...The Philippine Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co against a March 2015 decision to allow Globe Telecom’s takeover of Bayan Telecommunications, or Bayantel, Businessworld reports. PLDT had argued that the equity transaction required congressional approval because it entailed the transfer of Bayantel’s franchise to another corporate entity, but the March ruling said PLDT had to prove first before the National Telecommunications Commission that a franchise transfer would actually take place before the regulator could tackle the matter....

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