Militant lawmakers over the weekend warned telecommunications companies (telcos) that they are geared for a court battle with the latter who plan to appeal an order directing them to refund P7 billion to subscribers for the supposed overcharged 20-centavo rate per text message.

This developed after Globe Telecom and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)’s Smart Communications and Digital Mobile said last Friday that they would question the matter at the Court of Appeals.

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