THE Philippine government would be the “third” telecommunication company within the next three to four years competing with such giants as Globe and PLDT-Smart in providing the country fast, efficient and reliable connectivity. This is envisioned in the government’s National Broadband Plan, which is being fast tracked to build the corresponding network infrastructure for the country under the administration of President Duterte. It is only in the Philippines that the broadband networks are constructed, owned and operated by private companies. Cordoba said the lack of infrastructure for telecommunications makes the Philippines lag behind the connectivity factor, as compared to neighboring countries where their governments constructed and funded their respective national broadband network infrastructure. The implementing agency for the NBP is the newly formed Department of Information and Communications Technology, headed by Atty.

Source: The Standard July 15, 2017 12:00 UTC