Consumer group TXTPower today flatly rejected calls by Malacanang to “revise” the text tax bill approved by the House committee on ways and means, demanding no less than the complete scrapping of the proposed revenue measure. “The correct and moral position is to junk the text tax. At a time of crisis, the least the…
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Taxpayers Revolt Vs. Text Tax
Consumer group TXTPower today called on consumers to prepare for a taxpayers’ revolt over a new tax to be imposed on text messaging and warned reelectionists in Congress they will pay dearly for making life even harder amid the worldwide economic crisis. “To rebel against this new tax is justified,” said TXTPower president Anthony Ian…
The Internet as Tool for Activism
Developments that show the popularity of activism through social networks and other online media have led some people to believe that activism online would be sufficient in addressing issues of general concern. But is it really?
To Solve ‘Vanishing Load’ Scam, NTC Must Lower Rates, Ban Spam — TXTPower
Press Release July 4, 2009 The National Telecommunications Commission must “do more” than extend the expiry of prepaid load to decisively end the issue of “vanishing prepaid load” that is bedeviling the country’s more than 70 million mobile phone subscribers. In a press conference, consumer advocacy group TXTPower.org Inc. (TXTPower) said that “the absurdly short…
Arroyo Cheating in Grabbing Credit for Lower Text Messaging – Consumer Group
BY BULATLAT Posted 4:38 p.m., July 29, 2008 Consumer group TXTPower is not at all happy about the 50-percent cost reduction of text messaging. In her State of the Nation Address yesterday, Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced that telecommunication companies have heeded her call to reduce the price of text messaging. The TXTPower called this cheating.…