3rd telco required to invest P140-B minimum over 5 years NTC approves rules on new major player 1 SHARES Share it! Interested foreign telcos include China Telecom, Korea Tel, LG, Vietnam Telecom, Telenor, AT&T and a Japanese firm. Bids lower than the minimum population coverage for each year of the commitment period shall be rated as “non-compliant” and would no longer be processed further. For every whole 2 Mbps of Minimum Average Broadband Speed over 5 Mbps up to a maximum Minimum Average speed of 55 Mbps, a participant will receive one point per annum. Bids of less than 5 Mbps minimum average broadband speed shall be rated as “non-compliant”.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 21, 2018 13:52 UTC