March 7, 2024, Thursday
CAPELCO Board Room, Burgos Street, Roxas City
Key CAPELCO Personnel, especially those who uses handheld radio communication equipment, participated in the Restricted Land Mobile Radiotelephone Operators Seminar facilitated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). This seminar is given by the NTC as the agency primarily responsible for the regulation and quasi- judicial functions relative to the supervision, adjudication, and control of the country’s radio communications, telecommunications, and broadcast, including cable television (CATV) facilities and services.
The topics included the mandate of the NTC and its organization, radio regulations and licensing procedures, the need to regulate all radio stations, use of radio frequencies for different radio services. It also tackled the standard operating procedures in the conduct of routine inspection, apprehension, and confiscation of any radio and its accessories.
CAPELCO heavily uses handheld radio communications equipment in its line construction, troubleshooting and other line maintenance activities. In compliance to the mandates of the NTC, personnel directly involved in the use of radio communications were required to attend.
The NTC facilitators are Engr. Leah Dela Cruz-Doromal and Engr. Jesdel Joseph V. Lagnason.
