Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Sale, Lease, Transfer, Usufruct, etc. The grantee shall not lease, transfer, grant the usufruct of, sell nor assign this franchise or the rights and privileges acquired there under to any person, firm, company, corporation or other commercial or legal entity, nor merge with any corporation or entity, nor shall the controlling interest in the grantee be transferred, whether as a whole or in parts and whether simultaneously or contemporaneously, to any such person, firm, company, corporation or entity without the prior approval of the Congress of the Philippines, except when such person, firm, company, corporation or entity has a valid and existing legislative franchise for telecommunications or it is in pursuance of the provisions of Section 16 of this Act.

Any person or entity to which this franchise is sold, transferred or assigned shall be subject to the same conditions, terms, restrictions, and limitations of this Act.