NTC orders ABS-CBN affiliate Sky Cable to shut down operations

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered Sky Cable Corp., an affiliate of ABS-CBN Corp., to cease and desist from operating its direct broadcast satellite service.

In its order released on Tuesday, a copy of which was obtained by The Manila Times, the NTC also ordered the cable company to show cause in 10 days why the radio frequencies assigned to it “shall not be recalled for lack of the necessary congressional franchise as required by law”.